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Average Temperature Rankings, August 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2003 1-Month	80.8°F (27.1°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1992
	80.8°F (27.1°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1954
	Ties: 1928, 1952, 2001
Jul–Aug 2003 2-Month	80.4°F (26.9°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1967
	80.4°F (26.9°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1954
	Ties: 1919, 1929
Jun–Aug 2003 3-Month	78.0°F (25.6°C)	78.8°F (26.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1961, 1992
	78.0°F (25.6°C)	78.8°F (26.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1928, 1965, 1968
May–Aug 2003 4-Month	75.9°F (24.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1976
	75.9°F (24.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1934
	Ties: 1923, 1970, 1975, 2021
Apr–Aug 2003 5-Month	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1961
	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1896
	Ties: 1946, 1959, 1988, 2017
Mar–Aug 2003 6-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1915
	69.4°F (20.8°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1972, 1982, 1990, 2004
Feb–Aug 2003 7-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1960
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1902, 1913
Jan–Aug 2003 8-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1910, 1929, 1948, 1993, 1994, 2021
Dec 2002–Aug 2003 9-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1979
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1975, 1983, 1994, 2021
Nov 2002–Aug 2003 10-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1912
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1929, 1993
Oct 2002–Aug 2003 11-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1988
Sep 2002–Aug 2003 12-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1979
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1959, 1962, 1967, 2001, 2009, 2013
Mar 2002–Aug 2003 18-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	2014
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1941, 1966, 1978
Sep 2001–Aug 2003 24-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1979
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1917, 1945, 1964, 1965, 1975, 2002, 2009
Sep 2000–Aug 2003 36-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1979
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1942, 1958, 1964
Sep 1999–Aug 2003 48-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1906
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1899, 1940, 1941, 1999, 2011
Sep 1998–Aug 2003 60-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1906
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1923, 1937, 1939, 1955, 2006, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings