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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
December 2002
1-Month		35.08°F
(1.71°C)		32.68°F
(0.38°C)		2.40°F
(1.33°C)		99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1983
30th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1921
Nov–Dec 2002
2-Month		38.53°F
(3.63°C)		37.19°F
(2.88°C)		1.34°F
(0.75°C)		94th Coolest
Coolest since:
2000
35th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Oct–Dec 2002
3-Month		42.96°F
(6.09°C)		42.83°F
(6.02°C)		0.13°F
(0.07°C)		58th Coolest
Coolest since:
1898
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Sep–Dec 2002
4-Month		48.94°F
(9.41°C)		48.34°F
(9.08°C)		0.60°F
(0.33°C)		82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
47th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Aug–Dec 2002
5-Month		53.72°F
(12.07°C)		53.09°F
(11.72°C)		0.63°F
(0.35°C)		85th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
44th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1940, 1987
Jul–Dec 2002
6-Month		57.41°F
(14.12°C)		56.51°F
(13.62°C)		0.90°F
(0.50°C)		98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
31st Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Dec 2002
7-Month		59.33°F
(15.18°C)		58.22°F
(14.57°C)		1.11°F
(0.61°C)		103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1994
May–Dec 2002
8-Month		59.33°F
(15.18°C)		58.47°F
(14.71°C)		0.86°F
(0.47°C)		96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Apr–Dec 2002
9-Month		58.68°F
(14.82°C)		57.64°F
(14.24°C)		1.04°F
(0.58°C)		102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Mar–Dec 2002
10-Month		56.76°F
(13.76°C)		56.03°F
(13.35°C)		0.73°F
(0.41°C)		88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
41st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1954
Feb–Dec 2002
11-Month		54.91°F
(12.73°C)		54.01°F
(12.23°C)		0.90°F
(0.50°C)		96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1946
Jan–Dec 2002
12-Month		53.21°F
(11.78°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		1.19°F
(0.66°C)		103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jul 2001–Dec 2002
18-Month		55.05°F
(12.81°C)		53.52°F
(11.96°C)		1.53°F
(0.85°C)		116th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012, 2016
Ties: 1998
Jan 2001–Dec 2002
24-Month		53.45°F
(11.92°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		1.43°F
(0.80°C)		112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Jan 2000–Dec 2002
36-Month		53.39°F
(11.88°C)		52.01°F
(11.12°C)		1.38°F
(0.76°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 2003
Jan 1999–Dec 2002
48-Month		53.51°F
(11.95°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		1.51°F
(0.84°C)		114th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Jan 1998–Dec 2002
60-Month		53.66°F
(12.03°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		1.67°F
(0.92°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
8th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2019, 2020

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