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Mississippi

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	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1963
December 2002 1-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1964, 2011
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1925, 1954, 2005
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1985, 2001
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	67.3°F (19.6°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1980, 2006, 2011
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1998, 2015, 2016
	Ties: 1908, 1938, 1948, 2017
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1998
	Ties: 1909, 1943, 1985, 2001, 2005
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1947, 1951, 1991, 2001, 2017
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1935
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1968, 1976
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1921, 2016
	Ties: 1943
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	1921
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1945, 1952, 2004
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1968
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1916, 1931, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1972
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1969, 1979
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1922
	Ties: 1937, 1947, 1990, 2015
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1968, 1969, 1970
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1952, 2009
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1969, 1979
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1946, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1999, 2009, 2013
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1923, 1934, 1935, 1936

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