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