Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, December 2002
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2002 1-Month |
44.87°F (7.15°C) | 42.76°F (5.98°C) |
2.11°F (1.17°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1983 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month |
48.80°F (9.33°C) | 47.73°F (8.74°C) |
1.07°F (0.59°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 2000 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
| Ties: 1942 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month |
53.40°F (11.89°C) | 54.09°F (12.27°C) |
-0.69°F (-0.38°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 1999 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month |
59.96°F (15.53°C) | 60.03°F (15.57°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1955 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month |
65.15°F (18.42°C) | 65.04°F (18.36°C) |
0.11°F (0.06°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month |
69.09°F (20.61°C) | 68.65°F (20.36°C) |
0.44°F (0.25°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month |
71.22°F (21.79°C) | 70.46°F (21.37°C) |
0.76°F (0.42°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2002 8-Month |
71.38°F (21.88°C) | 70.78°F (21.54°C) |
0.60°F (0.34°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month |
70.77°F (21.54°C) | 69.96°F (21.09°C) |
0.81°F (0.45°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1972 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1922 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month |
68.87°F (20.48°C) | 68.27°F (20.15°C) |
0.60°F (0.33°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1912 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month |
67.02°F (19.46°C) | 66.14°F (18.97°C) |
0.88°F (0.49°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month |
65.19°F (18.44°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.19°F (0.66°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1997 | 1912 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month |
67.13°F (19.52°C) | 65.55°F (18.64°C) |
1.58°F (0.88°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1912 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month |
65.42°F (18.57°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.42°F (0.79°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1998 | 1913 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month |
65.38°F (18.54°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
1.40°F (0.77°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1999 | 1905 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2017 | ||||
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Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month |
65.59°F (18.66°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
1.61°F (0.89°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1906 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month |
65.59°F (18.66°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.63°F (0.90°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1907 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/