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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	8.6°F (4.8°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1937, 1949
January 2003 1-Month	34.8°F (1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	8.6°F (4.8°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	1953
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	6.4°F (3.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1934
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1981
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1954
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1959
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2022
	Ties: 2004
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1999
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917, 1949
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1988, 1999, 2004
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1993
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1926
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 2013, 2018
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1950, 1957
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2016
	Ties: 1927
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1914
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1999, 2001
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1915
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2009
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1942, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2004

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings