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Average Temperature Rankings, December 2003

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2003 1-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1928
Nov–Dec 2003 2-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	44.2°F (6.8°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1984
Oct–Dec 2003 3-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 2017
Sep–Dec 2003 4-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931
	Ties: 1912, 1991
Aug–Dec 2003 5-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1933, 1946, 1959, 1985
Jul–Dec 2003 6-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1917
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	1931
	Ties: 1897, 1911, 1959, 1978, 1994, 2002
Jun–Dec 2003 7-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1919, 1923, 1946, 1985, 1993
May–Dec 2003 8-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1946, 1965, 1977, 2014
Apr–Dec 2003 9-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1993, 2008, 2009
Mar–Dec 2003 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1922, 1938, 1987, 2005
Feb–Dec 2003 11-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2019
	Ties: 1898, 1918, 1919, 1952, 1982
Jan–Dec 2003 12-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1944, 1951, 1955, 1984, 1995
Jul 2002–Dec 2003 18-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1897, 1934, 1959
Jan 2002–Dec 2003 24-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1905, 1918
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1946
Jan 2001–Dec 2003 36-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905, 1968
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021
	Ties: 1934, 1953, 1955, 2002, 2004
Jan 2000–Dec 2003 48-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1969
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1999
Jan 1999–Dec 2003 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1905, 1969
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2020, 2021
	Ties: 1933, 1956

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings