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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	44.2°F (6.8°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1899, 2005
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1997
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1953
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931, 2015
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2007
	Ties: 1912, 1923, 1938, 1951, 1982
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1902, 1984
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1976
	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1922, 1973, 1999, 2004, 2006
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917, 1976
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1982
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1976
	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1921, 1985, 2004, 2020, 2021
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1985
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1939, 2021, 2022
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1968
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1922, 1990, 1998, 2011
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1969
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1968, 1969
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1932, 1939, 1946, 1955, 1987, 2003, 2004, 2011
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1969
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2019
	Ties: 1992
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1969, 1970
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings