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Ohio River Basin

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	34.1°F (1.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1989
	34.1°F (1.2°C)	32.4°F (0.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1895
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1976
	40.8°F (4.9°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1956
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1976
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1911, 1953, 1986, 1991
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1976
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1959
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1911, 1987
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931
	Ties: 1914, 1965, 1983
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1980, 1988
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1930, 1944, 1947, 1978
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1942, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1994
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1934, 1942, 1982, 1985
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1945, 1970, 1992
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1901, 1914, 1937, 1992, 2001
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1946, 2001
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1980
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1921
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1979
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019
	Ties: 1932, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1957, 1992, 1999, 2015
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1980
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1957, 2009, 2015, 2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings