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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1957

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1957 1-Month	71.65°F (22.03°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1927
August 1957 1-Month	71.65°F (22.03°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1983
Jul–Aug 1957 2-Month	72.96°F (22.76°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	0.11°F (0.07°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1992
	72.96°F (22.76°C)	72.85°F (22.69°C)	0.11°F (0.07°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1936
	Ties: 1958, 1966
Jun–Aug 1957 3-Month	71.54°F (21.97°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
Jun–Aug 1957 3-Month	71.54°F (21.97°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1957 4-Month	68.57°F (20.32°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	68.57°F (20.32°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1978
Apr–Aug 1957 5-Month	65.00°F (18.33°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1907
Apr–Aug 1957 5-Month	65.00°F (18.33°C)	65.10°F (18.39°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
Mar–Aug 1957 6-Month	61.04°F (16.13°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	61.04°F (16.13°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2012
	Ties: 1908
Feb–Aug 1957 7-Month	57.76°F (14.31°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
	57.76°F (14.31°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	0.51°F (0.28°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1936
Jan–Aug 1957 8-Month	53.92°F (12.18°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Jan–Aug 1957 8-Month	53.92°F (12.18°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	0.06°F (0.04°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Dec 1956–Aug 1957 9-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1956–Aug 1957 9-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Nov 1956–Aug 1957 10-Month	50.79°F (10.44°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Nov 1956–Aug 1957 10-Month	50.79°F (10.44°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Oct 1956–Aug 1957 11-Month	51.28°F (10.71°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Oct 1956–Aug 1957 11-Month	51.28°F (10.71°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Sep 1956–Aug 1957 12-Month	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Sep 1956–Aug 1957 12-Month	52.43°F (11.35°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.40°F (0.22°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Mar 1956–Aug 1957 18-Month	55.34°F (12.97°C)	55.06°F (12.81°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Mar 1956–Aug 1957 18-Month	55.34°F (12.97°C)	55.06°F (12.81°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
Sep 1955–Aug 1957 24-Month	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
	52.10°F (11.17°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.08°F (0.05°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1926
Sep 1954–Aug 1957 36-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1917
Sep 1954–Aug 1957 36-Month	52.19°F (11.22°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
Sep 1953–Aug 1957 48-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.50°F (0.27°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1920
Sep 1953–Aug 1957 48-Month	52.49°F (11.38°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.50°F (0.27°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
Sep 1952–Aug 1957 60-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1920
	52.54°F (11.41°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.56°F (0.31°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020
	Ties: 1942

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings