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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1902

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1902 1-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1990
	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1917
	Ties: 1949, 1955
Nov–Dec 1902 2-Month	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
	30.8°F (-0.7°C)	31.3°F (-0.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1917
	Ties: 1936, 1940, 1956, 1968, 2013
Oct–Dec 1902 3-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1917
	Ties: 1923, 1960
Sep–Dec 1902 4-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
	40.5°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1917
	Ties: 1908, 1956, 1990
Aug–Dec 1902 5-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1985
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1900, 1903, 1932
Jul–Dec 1902 6-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1985
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2014
	Ties: 1903, 1972
Jun–Dec 1902 7-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
Jun–Dec 1902 7-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2021
May–Dec 1902 8-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1916
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1930, 1964
Apr–Dec 1902 9-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1916
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2021
	Ties: 1895
Mar–Dec 1902 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1916
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2015
	Ties: 1895, 1909, 1919, 1984
Feb–Dec 1902 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1955
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2015
	Ties: 1920
Jan–Dec 1902 12-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1916
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1917, 1920, 1930, 1951
Jul 1901–Dec 1902 18-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1985
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1928, 1960, 1969, 1975
Jan 1901–Dec 1902 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1899	1917
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1921, 1924, 1957
Jan 1900–Dec 1902 36-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1913
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1970, 1975, 1978
Jan 1899–Dec 1902 48-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1913, 1914, 1919
	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1909, 1910, 1921, 1925, 1949, 1956
Jan 1898–Dec 1902 60-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1913
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1918, 1921, 1950, 1985, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings