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Minimum 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	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1989
	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1934, 1988
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1993
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.5°F (1.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	42.1°F (5.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1977, 1994
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 2022
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2018
	Ties: 1906, 2009
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1959, 2009
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2018
	Ties: 1911, 1970, 1990, 2014
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 2003
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2011
	Ties: 1931, 2009
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2012, 2018, 2020
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2020
	Ties: 2010
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2012, 2020, 2021
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2021
	Ties: 1998
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2021
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1905
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1992, 2000
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2005

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings