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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2003 1-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1990
	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1917
	Ties: 1989
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1917
	Ties: 1897, 1960
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1985
	37.2°F (2.9°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1917
	Ties: 1929, 1991
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1985
	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917
	Ties: 1907, 1943, 1991
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1985
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1917, 2014
	Ties: 1950, 1991, 1998, 2021
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1985
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2014
	Ties: 2020
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2021
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2021
	Ties: 1940, 2016, 2017, 2018
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1992, 2016, 2017
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1955
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 2017
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1916
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 2016
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1985
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 2004, 2014
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1941, 2018
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 2006
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1914, 1919
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016, 2017
	Ties: 2014
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2018
	Ties: 1990, 1992, 1998, 2008, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings