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Average Temperature Rankings, September 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 2002 1-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1912
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 1975
Aug–Sep 2002 2-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.1°F (18.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1900
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.1°F (18.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2020
	Ties: 1983, 1984
Jul–Sep 2002 3-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1912
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 1931, 1937, 1998, 2011
Jun–Sep 2002 4-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	66.2°F (19.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1907
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	66.2°F (19.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1981
May–Sep 2002 5-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1907, 1965
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1919, 1931
Apr–Sep 2002 6-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1912
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 2003
Mar–Sep 2002 7-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1912
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934, 2007, 2021
	Ties: 1926, 1996
Feb–Sep 2002 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1903
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1934, 2015
	Ties: 1986
Jan–Sep 2002 9-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1936, 2004
Dec 2001–Sep 2002 10-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1958, 2013
Nov 2001–Sep 2002 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1917
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1959
Oct 2001–Sep 2002 12-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1990, 2013
Apr 2001–Sep 2002 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Apr 2001–Sep 2002 18-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Oct 2000–Sep 2002 24-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1913
Oct 2000–Sep 2002 24-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
Oct 1999–Sep 2002 36-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2014
Oct 1998–Sep 2002 48-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1915
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2006, 2014
Oct 1997–Sep 2002 60-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 2008, 2009

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings