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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1989
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1955
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1964
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	72.9°F (22.7°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1955, 1964
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	75.2°F (24.0°C)	76.1°F (24.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1976
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	77.1°F (25.1°C)	77.7°F (25.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1986
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	78.1°F (25.6°C)	78.3°F (25.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1998
	Ties: 1952, 1989, 1991
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	78.3°F (25.7°C)	77.9°F (25.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2011
	Ties: 1964, 2000
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	77.1°F (25.1°C)	76.8°F (24.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2011
	Ties: 1986, 1988, 2015
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	75.3°F (24.1°C)	75.3°F (24.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2011
	Ties: 2019
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	73.8°F (23.2°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2011
	Ties: 1984, 2005, 2018
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	75.0°F (23.9°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2012
	Ties: 1995, 2021
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1976
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 2009
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	74.5°F (23.6°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1970
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2000
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	74.6°F (23.7°C)	73.7°F (23.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2001
	Ties: 2012
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	74.7°F (23.7°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2002

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/