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Washington

Average Temperature Rankings, September 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 2002 1-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1895
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1967
	Ties: 1904
Aug–Sep 2002 2-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1895
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 1935, 1943, 1988, 1989
Jul–Sep 2002 3-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1895
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1922, 1981, 2019
Jun–Sep 2002 4-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1954
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2021
	Ties: 2019
May–Sep 2002 5-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1899, 1964
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	1958
	Ties: 1934, 1952, 1963, 1986
Apr–Sep 2002 6-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1955
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1988, 2000
Mar–Sep 2002 7-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1955
Mar–Sep 2002 7-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Feb–Sep 2002 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1955
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1957
Jan–Sep 2002 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1999	1916
Jan–Sep 2002 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
Dec 2001–Sep 2002 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1916
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1963, 1968, 2010
Nov 2001–Sep 2002 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1916, 1917
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1924, 1963, 1983, 1988, 2007, 2019
Oct 2001–Sep 2002 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1925, 1953, 1968, 1983
Apr 2001–Sep 2002 18-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1918, 1931, 1945, 1989
Oct 2000–Sep 2002 24-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1946, 1961
Oct 1999–Sep 2002 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1950
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1969, 2001, 2008, 2013
Oct 1998–Sep 2002 48-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1950, 1951, 1952
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1996, 2009, 2013
Oct 1997–Sep 2002 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1920, 1952
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1990, 1993

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings