Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 1956
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
79.93
77.81
2.12
109
20
1965
1998
1955
1954
top-third
2
82.62
81.48
1.14
95
34
1965
1998
1951
1955
top-third
3
83.81
83.21
0.60
83
46
1912
1936
1951
1955
normal
1925
4
83.85
82.74
1.11
100
29
1915
1936
1955
1954
top-third
2001
5
82.01
80.78
1.23
106
23
1915
1936
1955
1952
top-third
6
78.70
77.90
0.80
90
39
1907
2012
1953
1955
top-third
7
75.10
74.35
0.75
91
38
1912
2012
1955
1954
top-third
8
71.11
70.66
0.45
80
49
1912
2012
1955
1954
normal
9
67.78
67.30
0.48
80
49
1912
2012
1955
1954
normal
10
65.19
64.86
0.33
74
54
1912
2012
1955
1954
normal
11
63.78
63.75
0.03
60
68
1912
2012
1951
1955
normal
12
64.20
64.01
0.19
68
60
1912
2012
1952
1955
normal
18
69.09
68.64
0.45
82
46
1912
2012
1952
1955
normal
2019
24
64.39
64.00
0.39
82
45
1913
2017
1952
1955
normal
36
64.91
63.98
0.93
99
27
1917
2018
1953
1955
top-third
48
64.98
63.97
1.01
101
24
1915
2018
1955
1936
top-third
60
64.81
63.96
0.85
95
29
1907
2016
1955
1938
top-third
1938