Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1954 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 85.33 85.14 0.19 68 61 1927 2011 1951 1953 normal 1905 2 87.31 85.91 1.40 108 21 1992 1936 1953 1943 top-third 3 85.49 84.39 1.10 105 24 1915 1936 1953 1952 top-third 4 81.99 81.53 0.46 78 51 1915 1934 1953 1952 normal 1943 5 79.03 77.92 1.11 105 24 1907 1934 1953 1952 top-third 1937 6 74.32 73.77 0.55 84 45 1912 2012 1953 1949 normal 1990 7 71.39 69.63 1.76 116 13 1912 2012 1953 1934 top-tenth 8 67.69 65.99 1.70 115 14 1912 2012 1953 1934 top-third 9 65.05 63.42 1.63 113 15 1979 2012 1953 1934 top-third 10 64.10 62.35 1.75 115 13 1912 2012 1953 1934 top-tenth 11 64.67 62.76 1.91 117 11 1912 2012 1953 1934 top-tenth 12 66.06 64.01 2.05 119 9 1912 2012 1953 1934 top-tenth 18 68.70 67.26 1.44 114 14 1899 2012 1953 1935 top-third 24 65.58 64.00 1.58 113 14 1913 2017 1953 1935 top-third 36 65.02 63.98 1.04 104 22 1905 2018 1953 1936 top-third 48 64.75 63.97 0.78 93 32 1915 2018 1953 1937 top-third 60 64.57 63.96 0.61 89 35 1907 2020 1953 1938 top-third