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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	10.6°F (5.9°C)	129th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1937
January 2003 1-Month	38.9°F (3.8°C)	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	10.6°F (5.9°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2003
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	6.5°F (3.6°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	35.5°F (1.9°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	6.5°F (3.6°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2003
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	36.4°F (2.4°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	4.5°F (2.5°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1981
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	39.3°F (4.1°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	39.3°F (4.1°C)	36.4°F (2.4°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1940
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1953
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1996
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2022
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
	Ties: 1959, 2019
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2022
	Ties: 1935, 2019
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 2017
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1941
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1935
	Ties: 2013, 2017
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1914
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017, 2018
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1915
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2019
	Ties: 2009

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