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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
	23.5°F (-4.7°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1976
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1978
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
	32.3°F (0.2°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1917, 1969
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1978, 1979, 1987
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1976
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905, 1918
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1985, 1986
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1901, 1952, 1976, 1996
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1996
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1952, 2005
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1972, 1978, 1986, 2005
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
	Ties: 2008, 2010
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2013, 2017
	Ties: 2020
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2013
	Ties: 2008, 2011
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1906
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2013
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1908
	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2022
	Ties: 2001, 2009
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1908
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021, 2022
	Ties: 2002, 2012, 2018

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings