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Average Temperature Rankings, January 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2023)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	7.7°F (4.3°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1937
January 2003 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	7.7°F (4.3°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2014
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	4.3°F (2.4°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1951
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 2009
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2021
	Ties: 2000, 2013
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015, 2018
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2009
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1949
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	58.5°F (14.7°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1997
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2022
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016
	Ties: 1998
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1914
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2016, 2017
	Ties: 2010
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2018
	Ties: 2009, 2010
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1993, 1996, 2001

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings