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Alabama

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	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1963
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1975
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1943
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1913, 1939, 2006
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1931
	Ties: 1938
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	66.9°F (19.4°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	66.9°F (19.4°C)	66.3°F (19.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1931, 2016
	Ties: 1908, 1934, 1946, 1947
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.4°F (20.2°C)	67.9°F (19.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1931
	Ties: 1999
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.6°F (20.3°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1998
	Ties: 1953, 1959, 1973, 1977, 1991, 1999
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1991, 2020
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.4°F (19.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1945, 2004
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1915, 1932, 1935, 1953, 1977, 1985, 1994, 2000, 2004
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1921
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1935, 1941, 1944, 1956, 2000
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1968
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1948, 1952, 1987, 1990
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1969
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1922
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1916, 2001, 2011, 2015
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1969
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1897, 1899, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1948, 1949, 1952, 2009
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1969
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1910, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 2009, 2012, 2016
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1911, 1929, 1937, 2016, 2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings