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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1918

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1918 1-Month	72.50°F (22.50°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1927
August 1918 1-Month	72.50°F (22.50°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1913	1983
Jul–Aug 1918 2-Month	72.48°F (22.49°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1915	1992
Jul–Aug 1918 2-Month	72.48°F (22.49°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	1936
Jun–Aug 1918 3-Month	72.03°F (22.24°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
	72.03°F (22.24°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	1936, 2021
	Ties: 1970
May–Aug 1918 4-Month	69.22°F (20.68°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
	69.22°F (20.68°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2018
	Ties: 1956
Apr–Aug 1918 5-Month	65.19°F (18.44°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
Apr–Aug 1918 5-Month	65.19°F (18.44°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Mar–Aug 1918 6-Month	61.95°F (16.64°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Aug 1918 6-Month	61.95°F (16.64°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	0.79°F (0.44°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–Aug 1918 7-Month	57.93°F (14.41°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	0.67°F (0.38°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Aug 1918 7-Month	57.93°F (14.41°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	0.67°F (0.38°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Aug 1918 8-Month	53.67°F (12.04°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jan–Aug 1918 8-Month	53.67°F (12.04°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Dec 1917–Aug 1918 9-Month	51.00°F (10.56°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.52°F (-0.28°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	51.00°F (10.56°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	-0.52°F (-0.28°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1951
Nov 1917–Aug 1918 10-Month	50.25°F (10.14°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Nov 1917–Aug 1918 10-Month	50.25°F (10.14°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.28°F (-0.15°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Oct 1917–Aug 1918 11-Month	50.27°F (10.15°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Oct 1917–Aug 1918 11-Month	50.27°F (10.15°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.59°F (-0.33°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
Sep 1917–Aug 1918 12-Month	51.42°F (10.79°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	51.42°F (10.79°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2012
	Ties: 1978
Mar 1917–Aug 1918 18-Month	53.99°F (12.22°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar 1917–Aug 1918 18-Month	53.99°F (12.22°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-1.08°F (-0.60°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Sep 1916–Aug 1918 24-Month	50.62°F (10.34°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1916–Aug 1918 24-Month	50.62°F (10.34°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-1.40°F (-0.78°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2017
Sep 1915–Aug 1918 36-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1915–Aug 1918 36-Month	51.01°F (10.56°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.99°F (-0.55°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
Sep 1914–Aug 1918 48-Month	50.99°F (10.55°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1920
Sep 1914–Aug 1918 48-Month	50.99°F (10.55°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-1.00°F (-0.56°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
Sep 1913–Aug 1918 60-Month	51.22°F (10.68°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1920
	51.22°F (10.68°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.76°F (-0.42°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2020
	Ties: 1919

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 7, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings