Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1978
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
84.83
85.14
-0.31
47
82
1927
2011
1977
1973
normal
1928
2
85.88
85.91
-0.03
56
73
1992
1936
1977
1973
normal
1898
3
84.61
84.39
0.22
65
64
1915
1936
1976
1977
normal
1986
4
81.43
81.53
-0.10
48
81
1915
1934
1976
1977
normal
5
77.82
77.92
-0.10
48
81
1907
1934
1976
1977
normal
6
73.64
73.77
-0.13
52
77
1912
2012
1975
1977
normal
7
68.52
69.63
-1.11
20
109
1912
2012
1975
1977
bottom-third
8
64.31
65.99
-1.68
8
121
1912
2012
1917
1977
bottom-tenth
9
61.97
63.42
-1.45
10
118
1979
2012
1920
1977
bottom-tenth
10
61.11
62.35
-1.24
10
118
1912
2012
1973
1977
bottom-tenth
11
61.62
62.76
-1.14
10
118
1912
2012
1973
1977
bottom-tenth
12
62.97
64.01
-1.04
13
115
1912
2012
1975
1977
bottom-tenth
18
67.07
67.26
-0.19
43
85
1899
2012
1975
1977
normal
24
63.47
64.00
-0.53
25
102
1913
2017
1973
1977
bottom-third
36
63.90
63.98
-0.08
50
76
1905
2018
1977
1976
normal
1952
48
63.66
63.97
-0.31
30
95
1915
2018
1975
1977
bottom-third
1974
60
63.85
63.96
-0.11
45
79
1907
2020
1977
1967
normal
1923,1928