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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Region: Ohio Valley Climate Region Upper Midwest Climate Region Northeast Climate Region Northwest Climate Region South Climate Region Southeast Climate Region Southwest Climate Region West Climate Region Northern Rockies and Plains Climate Region Great Plains Southern Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward Eastern NWS Region Southern NWS Region Central NWS Region Western NWS Region Arkansas-White-Red Basin California River Basin Great Basin Great Lakes Basin Lower Colorado River Basin Lower Mississippi River Basin Mid-Atlantic Basin Missouri River Basin New England Basin Ohio River Basin Pacific Northwest Basin Rio Grande River Basin Souris-Red-Rainy Basin South Atlantic-Gulf Basin Tennessee River Basin Texas Gulf Coast River Basin Upper Colorado River Basin Upper Mississippi River Basin Corn Belt Cotton Belt Primary Hard Red Winter Wheat Belt Primary Corn and Soybean Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt

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Average Temperature Rankings, February 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 2003 1-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
Jan–Feb 2003 2-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
Dec 2002–Feb 2003 3-Month	28.6°F (-1.9°C)	31.2°F (-0.4°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
Nov 2002–Feb 2003 4-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1996
Oct 2002–Feb 2003 5-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	38.0°F (3.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1945, 1958, 1981
Sep 2002–Feb 2003 6-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
Aug 2002–Feb 2003 7-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1969, 1993, 2009
Jul 2002–Feb 2003 8-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1944, 1946, 1997
Jun 2002–Feb 2003 9-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1941, 1956, 1990
May 2002–Feb 2003 10-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1924, 1928, 1990, 2004
Apr 2002–Feb 2003 11-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1896, 1921, 1944, 1966, 2004
Mar 2002–Feb 2003 12-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1921, 1933, 1998
Sep 2001–Feb 2003 18-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905, 1918, 1978
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2005, 2007
Mar 2001–Feb 2003 24-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918, 1978
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2005, 2007
Mar 2000–Feb 2003 36-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1979
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1949, 1976, 1999
Mar 1999–Feb 2003 48-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1980
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1924, 1955, 1957, 2000, 2017
Mar 1998–Feb 2003 60-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1981
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 2002, 2008, 2017

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/