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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 2003 1-Month	43.39°F (6.33°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.98°F (1.10°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
October 2003 1-Month	43.39°F (6.33°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	1.98°F (1.10°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
Sep–Oct 2003 2-Month	47.72°F (8.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Sep–Oct 2003 2-Month	47.72°F (8.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	1.06°F (0.59°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
Aug–Oct 2003 3-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	1.65°F (0.92°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Aug–Oct 2003 3-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	1.65°F (0.92°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
Jul–Oct 2003 4-Month	54.89°F (12.72°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.66°F (0.93°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1976
Jul–Oct 2003 4-Month	54.89°F (12.72°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.66°F (0.93°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2021
Jun–Oct 2003 5-Month	55.02°F (12.79°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.31°F (0.73°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	55.02°F (12.79°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.31°F (0.73°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1900
May–Oct 2003 6-Month	53.98°F (12.21°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.32°F (0.73°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
May–Oct 2003 6-Month	53.98°F (12.21°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.32°F (0.73°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2018
Apr–Oct 2003 7-Month	51.91°F (11.06°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Apr–Oct 2003 7-Month	51.91°F (11.06°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Mar–Oct 2003 8-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Mar–Oct 2003 8-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
Feb–Oct 2003 9-Month	46.38°F (7.99°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Feb–Oct 2003 9-Month	46.38°F (7.99°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	1.11°F (0.62°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
Jan–Oct 2003 10-Month	43.97°F (6.65°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jan–Oct 2003 10-Month	43.97°F (6.65°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	1.26°F (0.70°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
Dec 2002–Oct 2003 11-Month	42.27°F (5.71°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.38°F (0.77°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	42.27°F (5.71°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	1.38°F (0.77°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1983
Nov 2002–Oct 2003 12-Month	41.34°F (5.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	41.34°F (5.19°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.30°F (0.72°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1983
May 2002–Oct 2003 18-Month	45.43°F (7.46°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	1.18°F (0.65°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
May 2002–Oct 2003 18-Month	45.43°F (7.46°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	1.18°F (0.65°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
Nov 2001–Oct 2003 24-Month	41.51°F (5.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.47°F (0.81°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917, 1918
Nov 2001–Oct 2003 24-Month	41.51°F (5.28°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.47°F (0.81°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
Nov 2000–Oct 2003 36-Month	41.16°F (5.09°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.14°F (0.63°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1918
	41.16°F (5.09°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.14°F (0.63°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1992
Nov 1999–Oct 2003 48-Month	41.45°F (5.25°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1918
Nov 1999–Oct 2003 48-Month	41.45°F (5.25°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.44°F (0.80°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
Nov 1998–Oct 2003 60-Month	41.47°F (5.26°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	1.47°F (0.82°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1920
	41.47°F (5.26°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	1.47°F (0.82°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 2001

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings