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January 1973 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
January 1973 1-Month	0.31°C (0.56°F)	138th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
January 1973 1-Month	0.31°C (0.56°F)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2025
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month	0.28°C (0.50°F)	135th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month	0.28°C (0.50°F)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2024
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month	0.19°C (0.34°F)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month	0.19°C (0.34°F)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2024
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	0.17°C (0.31°F)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2024
	Ties: 1940
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month	0.16°C (0.29°F)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2024
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month	0.17°C (0.31°F)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2024
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2024
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904, 1909
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month	0.15°C (0.27°F)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2024
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
	0.13°C (0.23°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2024, 2025
	Ties: 1958
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month	0.13°C (0.23°F)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2025
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month	0.12°C (0.22°F)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2025
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month	0.10°C (0.18°F)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1909, 1918
	0.10°C (0.18°F)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2025
	Ties: 1879, 1944
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1905, 1918
	0.05°C (0.09°F)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2025
	Ties: 1964
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month	0.02°C (0.04°F)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1910
	0.02°C (0.04°F)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2025
	Ties: 1940
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month	0.02°C (0.04°F)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1911
	0.02°C (0.04°F)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2025
	Ties: 1880, 1955, 1970
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month	0.05°C (0.09°F)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
	0.05°C (0.09°F)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2025
	Ties: 1941, 1963, 1964
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month	0.03°C (0.05°F)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912, 1913
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month	0.03°C (0.05°F)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2025

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