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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	72.75°F (22.64°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1927
August 1898 1-Month	72.75°F (22.64°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1983
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	73.02°F (22.79°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1992
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	73.02°F (22.79°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1936
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	71.78°F (22.10°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	71.78°F (22.10°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	68.82°F (20.46°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.22°F (0.13°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
	68.82°F (20.46°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.22°F (0.13°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
	Ties: 1944, 1963, 1985
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	65.22°F (18.46°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
	65.22°F (18.46°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1964
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	61.19°F (16.22°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	61.19°F (16.22°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1973, 1978
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	57.50°F (14.17°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	57.50°F (14.17°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	54.15°F (12.31°C)	53.87°F (12.15°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	54.15°F (12.31°C)	53.87°F (12.15°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	51.55°F (10.86°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	51.55°F (10.86°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1961
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	50.48°F (10.27°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	50.48°F (10.27°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1997
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	50.90°F (10.50°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	50.90°F (10.50°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	52.20°F (11.22°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	52.20°F (11.22°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1942
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	55.02°F (12.79°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	55.02°F (12.79°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1963, 1982
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	51.69°F (10.94°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	51.69°F (10.94°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1968
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	51.75°F (10.97°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	51.75°F (10.97°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1924

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings