Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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California River Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1973 1-Month |
64.3°F (17.9°C) | 60.7°F (15.9°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1977 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
1.7°F (1.0°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1967 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 1992 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1937, 1974 | ||||||
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 52.2°F (11.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1934 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1951, 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1979, 1999, 2010 | ||||||
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1909, 1919, 1942, 1962, 1967, 1979 | ||||||
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 49.1°F (9.5°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1917 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1975 | ||||||
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 52.5°F (11.4°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1929 | ||||||
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1932 | ||||||
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1955 | 1917 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1901, 1919 | ||||||
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1917 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1911, 1944, 1952, 1983 | ||||||
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1919, 1929, 1938, 1942, 1974 | ||||||
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1913, 1917 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1907, 1929, 1946, 1953, 1955, 1974 | ||||||
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1913, 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1905, 1933, 1951, 1966, 1975 | ||||||
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1932, 1933, 1946 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913, 1917 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1945, 1958, 1966, 1967 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/