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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	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1989
	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1920, 2008
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	34.1°F (1.2°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1923
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	41.3°F (5.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1991
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1922, 1956
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 2004
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1976
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1975
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1922, 2014
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1912, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1946, 2008
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1979, 2009
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1942, 1961, 1988
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1998, 2012
	Ties: 1896, 1961, 1964, 1994, 1997
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1911, 1959, 1984, 2009
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1990
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1905, 1926
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1954, 2014
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1907
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1934, 1955, 1991, 2005, 2010, 2016
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1905, 1907
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020, 2021

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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