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Minimum Temperature Rankings, September 2003

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
September 2003
1-Month 		52.05°F
(11.14°C)		 51.90°F
(11.06°C)		 0.15°F
(0.08°C)		 57th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019
Ties: 1982, 2000
Aug–Sep 2003
2-Month 		56.96°F
(13.87°C)		 55.47°F
(13.04°C)		 1.49°F
(0.83°C)		 111th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1974
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019
Jul–Sep 2003
3-Month 		58.72°F
(14.84°C)		 57.17°F
(13.98°C)		 1.55°F
(0.86°C)		 111th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1924
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Jun–Sep 2003
4-Month 		57.93°F
(14.41°C)		 56.78°F
(13.77°C)		 1.15°F
(0.64°C)		 103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1903
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
May–Sep 2003
5-Month 		56.09°F
(13.38°C)		 54.91°F
(12.73°C)		 1.18°F
(0.65°C)		 106th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907, 1924
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Apr–Sep 2003
6-Month 		53.33°F
(11.85°C)		 52.20°F
(11.22°C)		 1.13°F
(0.63°C)		 107th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Mar–Sep 2003
7-Month 		50.23°F
(10.13°C)		 49.02°F
(9.46°C)		 1.21°F
(0.67°C)		 105th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Sep 2003
8-Month 		46.76°F
(8.20°C)		 45.75°F
(7.64°C)		 1.01°F
(0.56°C)		 100th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1992
Jan–Sep 2003
9-Month 		44.03°F
(6.68°C)		 42.86°F
(6.03°C)		 1.17°F
(0.65°C)		 102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 2002–Sep 2003
10-Month 		42.16°F
(5.64°C)		 40.84°F
(4.91°C)		 1.32°F
(0.73°C)		 104th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Nov 2002–Sep 2003
11-Month 		41.16°F
(5.09°C)		 39.92°F
(4.40°C)		 1.24°F
(0.69°C)		 103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1934, 1983
Oct 2002–Sep 2003
12-Month 		41.15°F
(5.08°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 1.11°F
(0.61°C)		 101st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Apr 2002–Sep 2003
18-Month 		45.30°F
(7.39°C)		 44.09°F
(6.72°C)		 1.21°F
(0.67°C)		 107th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
21st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1995
Oct 2001–Sep 2003
24-Month 		41.42°F
(5.23°C)		 40.04°F
(4.47°C)		 1.38°F
(0.76°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
15th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Oct 2000–Sep 2003
36-Month 		41.15°F
(5.08°C)		 40.03°F
(4.46°C)		 1.12°F
(0.62°C)		 106th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017, 2018
Ties: 1992
Oct 1999–Sep 2003
48-Month 		41.40°F
(5.22°C)		 40.01°F
(4.45°C)		 1.39°F
(0.77°C)		 108th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 2012
Oct 1998–Sep 2003
60-Month 		41.47°F
(5.26°C)		 40.00°F
(4.44°C)		 1.47°F
(0.82°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2019, 2020
Ties: 2001

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