Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1973 1-Month |
73.3°F (22.9°C) | 73.7°F (23.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1899 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1930, 1932, 1945 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month |
74.2°F (23.4°C) | 74.2°F (23.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1912 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1905, 1910, 1913, 1940, 1980, 2000 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month |
73.1°F (22.8°C) | 72.2°F (22.3°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1933, 1958 | ||||||
May–Aug 1973 4-Month |
70.9°F (21.6°C) | 69.3°F (20.7°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1899, 1907 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1970, 1985 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month |
67.5°F (19.7°C) | 66.3°F (19.1°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1912 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2017 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month |
63.8°F (17.7°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1912 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1950, 1970, 1978 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1948 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1954 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917, 1955 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1941, 1943, 1980, 1993 | ||||||
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 56.8°F (13.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917, 1949 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1945, 1950, 1956 | ||||||
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 56.0°F (13.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1917 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1902, 1915, 1921, 1945, 1991, 1999 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 56.4°F (13.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1983, 1999 | ||||||
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1917 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1942, 1944, 1975, 1983 | ||||||
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 59.4°F (15.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1913, 1917, 1949 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1947, 1950, 1974 | ||||||
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1913 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1963, 1974, 1975, 1983 | ||||||
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month |
56.9°F (13.8°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1913 |
98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1905, 1920, 1944, 1948, 1976 | ||||||
Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1933, 1964, 1967, 1977 | ||||||
Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1913 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1958, 1967, 1974 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/