Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2003 1-Month |
35.29°F (1.83°C) | 32.68°F (0.38°C) |
2.61°F (1.45°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1983 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month |
38.82°F (3.79°C) | 37.19°F (2.88°C) |
1.63°F (0.91°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 2000 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month |
44.73°F (7.07°C) | 42.83°F (6.02°C) |
1.90°F (1.05°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1898 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month |
49.79°F (9.88°C) | 48.34°F (9.08°C) |
1.45°F (0.80°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1976 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month |
54.76°F (12.64°C) | 53.09°F (11.72°C) |
1.67°F (0.92°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1976 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1933 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month |
58.21°F (14.56°C) | 56.51°F (13.62°C) |
1.70°F (0.94°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1976 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month |
59.62°F (15.34°C) | 58.22°F (14.57°C) |
1.40°F (0.77°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1976 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2003 8-Month |
59.79°F (15.44°C) | 58.47°F (14.71°C) |
1.32°F (0.73°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1976 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month |
58.91°F (14.95°C) | 57.64°F (14.24°C) |
1.27°F (0.71°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1933 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month |
57.35°F (14.08°C) | 56.03°F (13.35°C) |
1.32°F (0.73°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month |
55.12°F (12.84°C) | 54.01°F (12.23°C) |
1.11°F (0.61°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month |
53.26°F (11.81°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
1.24°F (0.69°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month |
54.64°F (12.58°C) | 53.52°F (11.96°C) |
1.12°F (0.62°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
|
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month |
53.23°F (11.79°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.22°F (0.67°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1917 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month |
53.39°F (11.88°C) | 52.01°F (11.12°C) |
1.38°F (0.76°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2002 | ||||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month |
53.36°F (11.87°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.36°F (0.76°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1999 | 1917 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month |
53.46°F (11.92°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.47°F (0.81°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1920 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/