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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	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1989
	25.1°F (-3.8°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1907
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	31.4°F (-0.3°C)	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1904, 1917
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	34.0°F (1.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1954
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	41.9°F (5.5°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1923, 1979, 2010
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1904
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1948, 2014
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1904
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1994
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1904
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1973, 1979, 2017
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1961, 1984
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1961, 1981, 1987, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1930, 1951, 1954, 1975, 1988
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1898, 1945
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1947, 1974, 1975, 1985, 1996
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1949, 2005, 2015
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1905, 1906
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012, 2022
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1907
	43.5°F (6.4°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 1952, 1955, 1998, 2004
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1907
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.2°F (5.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013, 2014, 2022
	Ties: 1999, 2008, 2009

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on May 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings