Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1973 1-Month |
72.61°F (22.56°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
0.51°F (0.28°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1927 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month |
72.94°F (22.74°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
0.08°F (0.04°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1992 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1936 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month |
71.61°F (22.01°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
0.21°F (0.12°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1915 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1973 4-Month |
68.51°F (20.28°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
-0.09°F (-0.05°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1966, 1995 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month |
64.58°F (18.10°C) | 65.10°F (18.39°C) |
-0.52°F (-0.29°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month |
61.19°F (16.22°C) | 61.15°F (16.19°C) |
0.04°F (0.03°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1942, 1978 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month |
57.25°F (14.03°C) | 57.25°F (14.03°C) |
0.00°F (0.00°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month |
53.79°F (12.11°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.03°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month |
51.13°F (10.63°C) | 51.51°F (10.84°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month |
49.91°F (9.95°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
-0.62°F (-0.34°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1912 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month |
50.13°F (10.07°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
-0.73°F (-0.41°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1912 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month |
51.32°F (10.73°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-0.71°F (-0.40°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1917 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1975 | ||||||
|
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month |
54.63°F (12.57°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.25°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1993 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month |
51.74°F (10.97°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.28°F (-0.15°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month |
51.62°F (10.90°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1962 | ||||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month |
51.62°F (10.90°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.37°F (-0.21°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1920 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month |
51.56°F (10.87°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.42°F (-0.23°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1920 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/