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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	32.9°F (0.5°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1989
	32.9°F (0.5°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1932, 1938, 1973, 2008
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1997
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1996, 1997
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1919, 1949, 1959, 1987, 2022
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 1923, 1933, 1975, 1991, 2004
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1938, 1982, 1990, 1994
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1953, 1984, 1994
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1906, 1908, 1956, 1965
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1953, 1971
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1939, 1948, 2006
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 1954
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1999, 2019
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1917
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1998
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1932, 1939, 1954, 2006, 2013, 2019
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1980
	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1934, 1991, 2001
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1979
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2019
	Ties: 2008, 2017
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1980
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

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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