National Rankings
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Warmest/Coolest Since | Record |
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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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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– 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 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings