Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2002 1-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1952 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
94th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1920 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1915, 1932, 1938, 1979 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1934, 1994 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month |
64.8°F (18.2°C) | 63.8°F (17.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2001, 2006 | ||||||
May–Dec 2002 8-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1975, 1984, 1993, 1999 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month |
64.6°F (18.1°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1942 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month |
63.3°F (17.4°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1931 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month |
61.6°F (16.4°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1953 | ||||||
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 59.8°F (15.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1904 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1949, 2011, 2015 | ||||||
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1967 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1999 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2011 | ||||||
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1968, 1969 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1922, 1955, 1986, 1987, 2005, 2014 | ||||||
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1969 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2001 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1992, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011 | ||||||
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2001 | 1969, 1970 |
9th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2009, 2011 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/