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Average Temperature Rankings, April 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 2003 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1967
April 2003 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1989
Mar–Apr 2003 2-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1967
Mar–Apr 2003 2-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1934
Feb–Apr 2003 3-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1922
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1965
Jan–Apr 2003 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1922
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1914
Dec 2002–Apr 2003 5-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917, 1949
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1943
Nov 2002–Apr 2003 6-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1926
Oct 2002–Apr 2003 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1951, 2002, 2007
Sep 2002–Apr 2003 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1980, 2002, 2020
Aug 2002–Apr 2003 9-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1930, 2012
Jul 2002–Apr 2003 10-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1981, 2007, 2020
Jun 2002–Apr 2003 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
Jun 2002–Apr 2003 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
May 2002–Apr 2003 12-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1940, 2000
Nov 2001–Apr 2003 18-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1949
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1960, 2002, 2009, 2020
May 2001–Apr 2003 24-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
May 2001–Apr 2003 24-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
May 2000–Apr 2003 36-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913, 1917
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016
	Ties: 1961, 2002
May 1999–Apr 2003 48-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2007, 2010, 2014
May 1998–Apr 2003 60-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1913
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2018
	Ties: 1992, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings