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-90.0 to 90.0
-180.0 to 180.0

Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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December 2003 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 2003
1-Month
0.73°C
(1.31°F)
163rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
13th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Nov–Dec 2003
2-Month
0.64°C
(1.15°F)
159th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Oct–Dec 2003
3-Month
0.68°C
(1.22°F)
159th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
17th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Sep–Dec 2003
4-Month
0.68°C
(1.22°F)
159th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
17th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Aug–Dec 2003
5-Month
0.67°C
(1.21°F)
159th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
17th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Jul–Dec 2003
6-Month
0.66°C
(1.19°F)
159th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
17th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Jun–Dec 2003
7-Month
0.63°C
(1.13°F)
158th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
18th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
May–Dec 2003
8-Month
0.63°C
(1.13°F)
158th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
18th WarmestWarmest to Date2023
Apr–Dec 2003
9-Month
0.62°C
(1.12°F)
157th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1998
Mar–Dec 2003
10-Month
0.62°C
(1.12°F)
157th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1998
Feb–Dec 2003
11-Month
0.62°C
(1.12°F)
157th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan–Dec 2003
12-Month
0.63°C
(1.13°F)
157th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1998
Jul 2002–Dec 2003
18-Month
0.61°C
(1.10°F)
155th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1998, 2002
Jan 2002–Dec 2003
24-Month
0.62°C
(1.12°F)
156th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
19th WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 2001–Dec 2003
36-Month
0.60°C
(1.08°F)
153rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
21st WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 2000–Dec 2003
48-Month
0.55°C
(0.99°F)
151st Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
22nd WarmestWarmest to Date2024
Jan 1999–Dec 2003
60-Month
0.52°C
(0.94°F)
150th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 2002

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