Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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California
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2003
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2003 1-Month |
44.0°F (6.7°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1932, 1990 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 1958 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 1991, 2002 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1994 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 1995 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1908, 1914, 1998 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month |
52.1°F (11.2°C) | 50.7°F (10.4°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1995, 2014 | ||||
Ties: 2019, 2021 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 55.2°F (12.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2001 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month |
60.8°F (16.0°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2020 | ||||
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month |
63.8°F (17.7°C) | 61.5°F (16.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
May–Dec 2003 8-Month |
64.5°F (18.1°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1916 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2020 | ||||
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 61.4°F (16.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1916 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2014, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 60.0°F (15.6°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1912 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1981 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month |
60.3°F (15.7°C) | 58.8°F (14.9°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1911 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2002, 2004 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 57.4°F (14.1°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1911 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2014 | ||||
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1912 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1912 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1913 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1997 | 2016 | ||||
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month |
59.0°F (15.0°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1912, 1914 |
10th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1912, 1913 |
13th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2008, 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/