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Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 2002

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
September 2002
1-Month		79.63°F
(26.46°C)		77.81°F
(25.45°C)		1.82°F
(1.01°C)		105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Aug–Sep 2002
2-Month		82.79°F
(28.22°C)		81.48°F
(27.49°C)		1.31°F
(0.73°C)		103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1965
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
1998
Jul–Sep 2002
3-Month		84.79°F
(29.33°C)		83.21°F
(28.45°C)		1.58°F
(0.88°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Jun–Sep 2002
4-Month		84.59°F
(29.22°C)		82.74°F
(28.19°C)		1.85°F
(1.03°C)		119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
May–Sep 2002
5-Month		82.16°F
(27.87°C)		80.78°F
(27.10°C)		1.38°F
(0.77°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Apr–Sep 2002
6-Month		79.46°F
(26.37°C)		77.90°F
(25.50°C)		1.56°F
(0.87°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar–Sep 2002
7-Month		75.50°F
(24.17°C)		74.35°F
(23.53°C)		1.15°F
(0.64°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1946
Feb–Sep 2002
8-Month		72.13°F
(22.29°C)		70.66°F
(21.48°C)		1.47°F
(0.81°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Sep 2002
9-Month		69.12°F
(20.62°C)		67.30°F
(19.61°C)		1.82°F
(1.01°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 2001–Sep 2002
10-Month		66.83°F
(19.35°C)		64.86°F
(18.26°C)		1.97°F
(1.09°C)		119th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2001–Sep 2002
11-Month		66.12°F
(18.96°C)		63.75°F
(17.64°C)		2.37°F
(1.32°C)		120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 2001–Sep 2002
12-Month		66.23°F
(19.02°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		2.22°F
(1.24°C)		120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
8th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Apr 2001–Sep 2002
18-Month		70.65°F
(21.47°C)		68.64°F
(20.36°C)		2.01°F
(1.11°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 2000–Sep 2002
24-Month		65.14°F
(18.41°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		1.14°F
(0.63°C)		107th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Oct 1999–Sep 2002
36-Month		65.85°F
(18.81°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		1.87°F
(1.04°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
5th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Oct 1998–Sep 2002
48-Month		65.74°F
(18.74°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		1.77°F
(0.98°C)		122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
3rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2018
Oct 1997–Sep 2002
60-Month		65.59°F
(18.66°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		1.63°F
(0.90°C)		118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
6th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2016
Ties: 2021

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