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January 2003 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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Period	Anomaly (1901-2000)	Rank (1850-2025)	Coolest/Warmest Since	Record
January 2003 1-Month	0.71°C (1.28°F)	161st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1909
January 2003 1-Month	0.71°C (1.28°F)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2025
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	0.61°C (1.10°F)	156th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Dec 2002–Jan 2003 2-Month	0.61°C (1.10°F)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	153rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Nov 2002–Jan 2003 3-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	153rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1917
Oct 2002–Jan 2003 4-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	153rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1909
Sep 2002–Jan 2003 5-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Aug 2002–Jan 2003 6-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	153rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1909
	0.59°C (1.06°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
	Ties: 1998
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	154th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904, 1909
Jul 2002–Jan 2003 7-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
Jun 2002–Jan 2003 8-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	155th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1904, 1909
	0.59°C (1.06°F)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2024
	Ties: 2002
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	0.60°C (1.08°F)	156th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1909
May 2002–Jan 2003 9-Month	0.60°C (1.08°F)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2024, 2025
Apr 2002–Jan 2003 10-Month	0.60°C (1.08°F)	156th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1909
	0.60°C (1.08°F)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2025
	Ties: 1999
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	0.62°C (1.12°F)	158th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1909
Mar 2002–Jan 2003 11-Month	0.62°C (1.12°F)	18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2025
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	0.62°C (1.12°F)	158th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1909, 1918
Feb 2002–Jan 2003 12-Month	0.62°C (1.12°F)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2025
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	0.61°C (1.10°F)	155th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1905, 1918
Aug 2001–Jan 2003 18-Month	0.61°C (1.10°F)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2025
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	153rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1910
Feb 2001–Jan 2003 24-Month	0.59°C (1.06°F)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2025
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	0.54°C (0.97°F)	151st Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1911
Feb 2000–Jan 2003 36-Month	0.54°C (0.97°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2025
Feb 1999–Jan 2003 48-Month	0.50°C (0.90°F)	150th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1912
	0.50°C (0.90°F)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2025
	Ties: 2002
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	0.53°C (0.95°F)	150th Coolest	Coolest since: 2002	1912, 1913
Feb 1998–Jan 2003 60-Month	0.53°C (0.95°F)	22nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2025

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