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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1916

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1916 1-Month	71.82°F (22.12°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1927
	71.82°F (22.12°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	1983
	Ties: 1928
Jul–Aug 1916 2-Month	73.05°F (22.81°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1992
	73.05°F (22.81°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	1936
	Ties: 1960
Jun–Aug 1916 3-Month	70.80°F (21.56°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1915
Jun–Aug 1916 3-Month	70.80°F (21.56°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1916 4-Month	67.93°F (19.96°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1907
May–Aug 1916 4-Month	67.93°F (19.96°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.67°F (-0.37°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
Apr–Aug 1916 5-Month	64.39°F (17.99°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1907
Apr–Aug 1916 5-Month	64.39°F (17.99°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-0.70°F (-0.39°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Mar–Aug 1916 6-Month	60.69°F (15.94°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Mar–Aug 1916 6-Month	60.69°F (15.94°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Feb–Aug 1916 7-Month	56.74°F (13.74°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
	56.74°F (13.74°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1968
Jan–Aug 1916 8-Month	53.17°F (11.76°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Jan–Aug 1916 8-Month	53.17°F (11.76°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.69°F (-0.38°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Dec 1915–Aug 1916 9-Month	50.95°F (10.53°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Dec 1915–Aug 1916 9-Month	50.95°F (10.53°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.57°F (-0.31°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Nov 1915–Aug 1916 10-Month	50.17°F (10.09°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Nov 1915–Aug 1916 10-Month	50.17°F (10.09°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1915–Aug 1916 11-Month	50.64°F (10.36°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1912
Oct 1915–Aug 1916 11-Month	50.64°F (10.36°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Sep 1915–Aug 1916 12-Month	51.79°F (10.99°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Sep 1915–Aug 1916 12-Month	51.79°F (10.99°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Mar 1915–Aug 1916 18-Month	54.35°F (12.42°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1917
Mar 1915–Aug 1916 18-Month	54.35°F (12.42°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.72°F (-0.40°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Sep 1914–Aug 1916 24-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1918
Sep 1914–Aug 1916 24-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2017
Sep 1913–Aug 1916 36-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1917
Sep 1913–Aug 1916 36-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1911	2018
Sep 1912–Aug 1916 48-Month	51.55°F (10.86°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1920
Sep 1912–Aug 1916 48-Month	51.55°F (10.86°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1912	2018
Sep 1911–Aug 1916 60-Month	51.24°F (10.69°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1920
Sep 1911–Aug 1916 60-Month	51.24°F (10.69°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.74°F (-0.41°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings