Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, August 2020
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
74.71
72.10
2.61
126
3
1927
1983
2019
2011
top-tenth
2
75.18
72.86
2.32
124
5
1992
1936
2019
2012
top-tenth
3
73.55
71.40
2.15
123
6
1915
1936,2021
2019
2012
top-tenth
4
70.39
68.60
1.79
121
8
1907
2018
2019
2018
top-tenth
2007
5
66.49
65.09
1.40
118
11
1907
2012
2019
2018
top-tenth
2017
6
63.09
61.16
1.93
119
10
1917
2012
2019
2017
top-tenth
7
59.24
57.25
1.99
122
7
1917
2012
2019
2017
top-tenth
8
56.28
53.86
2.42
122
7
1912
2012
2019
2017
top-tenth
9
54.08
51.52
2.56
122
6
1917
2012
2019
2016
top-tenth
10
52.78
50.54
2.24
121
7
1912
2012
2019
2017
top-tenth
11
52.71
50.86
1.85
117
11
1912
2012
2019
2018
top-tenth
12
54.02
52.03
1.99
120
8
1917
2012
2019
2017
top-tenth
18
56.55
55.07
1.48
114
14
1917
2017
2019
2018
top-third
24
53.30
52.02
1.28
111
16
1918
2017
2019
2018
top-third
36
53.50
52.00
1.50
111
15
1917
2018
2015
2019
top-third
48
53.85
51.99
1.86
121
4
1920
2018
2016
2019
top-tenth
60
54.12
51.98
2.14
123
1
1920
2020
2019
2020
highest