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Minimum Temperature Rankings, December 2002

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
December 2002
1-Month 		25.27°F
(-3.74°C)		 22.60°F
(-5.22°C)		 2.67°F
(1.48°C)		 105th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1909
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 2011
Nov–Dec 2002
2-Month 		28.23°F
(-2.09°C)		 26.64°F
(-2.98°C)		 1.59°F
(0.89°C)		 100th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1973
Oct–Dec 2002
3-Month 		32.51°F
(0.28°C)		 31.56°F
(-0.24°C)		 0.95°F
(0.52°C)		 87th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Sep–Dec 2002
4-Month 		37.90°F
(3.28°C)		 36.65°F
(2.58°C)		 1.25°F
(0.70°C)		 105th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Aug–Dec 2002
5-Month 		42.27°F
(5.71°C)		 41.13°F
(5.07°C)		 1.14°F
(0.64°C)		 104th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Jul–Dec 2002
6-Month 		45.71°F
(7.62°C)		 44.36°F
(6.87°C)		 1.35°F
(0.75°C)		 109th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Jun–Dec 2002
7-Month 		47.43°F
(8.57°C)		 45.97°F
(7.76°C)		 1.46°F
(0.81°C)		 111th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
May–Dec 2002
8-Month 		47.26°F
(8.48°C)		 46.15°F
(7.86°C)		 1.11°F
(0.62°C)		 103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Apr–Dec 2002
9-Month 		46.57°F
(8.09°C)		 45.32°F
(7.40°C)		 1.25°F
(0.69°C)		 107th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Ties: 1931
Mar–Dec 2002
10-Month 		44.65°F
(7.03°C)		 43.78°F
(6.54°C)		 0.87°F
(0.49°C)		 97th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
32nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Feb–Dec 2002
11-Month 		42.79°F
(5.99°C)		 41.88°F
(5.49°C)		 0.91°F
(0.50°C)		 96th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Jan–Dec 2002
12-Month 		41.22°F
(5.12°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 1.18°F
(0.65°C)		 103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Jul 2001–Dec 2002
18-Month 		42.96°F
(6.09°C)		 41.48°F
(5.27°C)		 1.48°F
(0.82°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Jan 2001–Dec 2002
24-Month 		41.48°F
(5.27°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 1.44°F
(0.80°C)		 110th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 2000–Dec 2002
36-Month 		41.39°F
(5.22°C)		 40.03°F
(4.46°C)		 1.36°F
(0.76°C)		 108th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Jan 1999–Dec 2002
48-Month 		41.43°F
(5.24°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 1.42°F
(0.79°C)		 109th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1919
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Jan 1998–Dec 2002
60-Month 		41.71°F
(5.39°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 1.70°F
(0.94°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
8th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2019

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