Contiguous U.S. December 2003 Average Temperature Rankings
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
35.29
32.68
2.61
101
29
1983
2023
2002
2001
top-third
2
38.82
37.19
1.63
100
30
2000
2021
2002
2001
top-third
3
44.73
42.83
1.90
114
16
1898
2021
2002
2001
top-third
1934
4
49.79
48.34
1.45
109
21
1976
2021
2002
2001
top-third
5
54.76
53.09
1.67
116
14
1976
2021
2002
2001
top-third
1933
6
58.21
56.51
1.70
116
14
1976
2021
2002
2001
top-third
7
59.62
58.22
1.40
111
19
1976
2021
2002
2001
top-third
8
59.79
58.47
1.32
109
21
1976
2021
2002
2001
top-third
9
58.91
57.64
1.27
111
19
1917
2021
2002
2001
top-third
1933
10
57.35
56.03
1.32
112
18
1917
2012
2002
2001
top-third
11
55.12
54.01
1.11
105
25
1917
2012
2002
2001
top-third
12
53.26
52.02
1.24
105
25
1917
2012
2002
2001
top-third
1939
18
54.64
53.52
1.12
107
22
1917
2012,2016
2001
2002
top-third
24
53.23
52.02
1.21
107
22
1917
2017
1998
2002
top-third
36
53.39
52.01
1.38
110
18
1917
2017
2002
2002
top-third
2002
48
53.36
52.00
1.36
109
18
1917
2018
1999
2002
top-third
2014
60
53.46
51.99
1.47
113
13
1920
2019,2020
2001
2002
top-tenth