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.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, March 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1973 1-Month |
34.32°F (1.29°C) | 29.99°F (-1.12°C) |
4.33°F (2.41°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month |
28.72°F (-1.82°C) | 26.40°F (-3.11°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month |
25.76°F (-3.47°C) | 24.18°F (-4.34°C) |
1.58°F (0.87°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1912 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month |
24.40°F (-4.22°C) | 23.80°F (-4.56°C) |
0.60°F (0.34°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month |
25.61°F (-3.55°C) | 25.18°F (-3.79°C) |
0.43°F (0.24°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month |
28.20°F (-2.11°C) | 27.89°F (-2.28°C) |
0.31°F (0.17°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1899 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1946 | ||||||
|
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month |
31.63°F (-0.21°C) | 31.32°F (-0.38°C) |
0.31°F (0.17°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month |
35.05°F (1.69°C) | 34.79°F (1.55°C) |
0.26°F (0.14°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month |
37.75°F (3.19°C) | 37.64°F (3.13°C) |
0.11°F (0.06°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1940 | ||||||
|
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month |
39.51°F (4.17°C) | 39.44°F (4.13°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1967, 2001 | ||||||
|
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month |
40.25°F (4.58°C) | 40.18°F (4.54°C) |
0.07°F (0.04°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month |
40.07°F (4.48°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.03°F (0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month |
36.24°F (2.36°C) | 35.98°F (2.21°C) |
0.26°F (0.15°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month |
40.06°F (4.48°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
0.03°F (0.02°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2017 | ||||
|
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month |
39.95°F (4.42°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.06°F (-0.03°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month |
39.93°F (4.41°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.08°F (-0.04°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1946, 1948 | ||||||
|
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month |
39.76°F (4.31°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.24°F (-0.13°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1920 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/