Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, September 1979
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
79.83
77.81
2.02
108
21
1965
1998
1978
1956
top-third
2
81.55
81.48
0.07
62
67
1965
1998
1977
1978
normal
3
82.95
83.21
-0.26
46
83
1912
1936
1976
1978
normal
1916,2009
4
82.48
82.74
-0.26
43
86
1915
1936
1976
1978
bottom-third
1896
5
80.28
80.78
-0.50
36
93
1915
1936
1976
1978
bottom-third
6
77.20
77.90
-0.70
28
101
1907
2012
1975
1978
bottom-third
1961
7
73.75
74.35
-0.60
26
103
1912
2012
1975
1978
bottom-third
8
69.37
70.66
-1.29
12
117
1912
2012
1975
1978
bottom-tenth
9
65.13
67.30
-2.17
2
127
1912
2012
1912
1978
bottom-tenth
10
62.64
64.86
-2.22
3
125
1912
2012
1915
1978
bottom-tenth
11
61.66
63.75
-2.09
2
126
1912
2012
1912
1978
bottom-tenth
12
62.22
64.01
-1.79
5
123
1912
2012
1920
1978
bottom-tenth
18
67.45
68.64
-1.19
6
122
1912
2012
1917
1978
bottom-tenth
24
62.61
64.00
-1.39
2
125
1913
2017
1913
1978
bottom-tenth
36
63.08
63.98
-0.90
6
120
1917
2018
1917
1978
bottom-tenth
48
63.53
63.97
-0.44
25
100
1915
2018
1975
1978
bottom-third
1912
60
63.42
63.96
-0.54
13
111
1907
2016
1973
1978
bottom-third