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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	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1977
	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1950
	Ties: 1895, 1958
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	33.6°F (0.9°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1915, 1946
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1926, 1927, 1969
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	42.4°F (5.8°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1915
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1997
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1935, 1953, 1987
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1953, 1987
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1971, 1987
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	58.5°F (14.7°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932
	Ties: 1939, 1976, 2018
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1932, 2020
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1971, 1987
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2017
	Ties: 1914, 2000
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1918
	55.9°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 2000, 2011
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2006, 2009, 2019
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1918
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2013, 2021
	Ties: 1999
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1970
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1932, 1947, 1951, 2002, 2004, 2010
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1905, 1918, 1970
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1955, 1994, 2011
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1970
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018

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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