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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1958 1-Month	73.29°F (22.94°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1927
August 1958 1-Month	73.29°F (22.94°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	1.19°F (0.66°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1983
Jul–Aug 1958 2-Month	72.96°F (22.76°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1992
	72.96°F (22.76°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1936
	Ties: 1957, 1966
Jun–Aug 1958 3-Month	71.28°F (21.82°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	71.28°F (21.82°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1936, 2021
	Ties: 1941
May–Aug 1958 4-Month	69.07°F (20.59°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1907
	69.07°F (20.59°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2018
	Ties: 1914
Apr–Aug 1958 5-Month	65.31°F (18.51°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.22°F (0.13°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1907
Apr–Aug 1958 5-Month	65.31°F (18.51°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.22°F (0.13°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Mar–Aug 1958 6-Month	60.70°F (15.94°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	60.70°F (15.94°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1969
Feb–Aug 1958 7-Month	56.60°F (13.67°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Feb–Aug 1958 7-Month	56.60°F (13.67°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	-0.66°F (-0.36°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Jan–Aug 1958 8-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jan–Aug 1958 8-Month	53.47°F (11.93°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Dec 1957–Aug 1958 9-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1917
Dec 1957–Aug 1958 9-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	51.51°F (10.84°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Nov 1957–Aug 1958 10-Month	50.50°F (10.28°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Nov 1957–Aug 1958 10-Month	50.50°F (10.28°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	-0.03°F (-0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Oct 1957–Aug 1958 11-Month	50.61°F (10.34°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
Oct 1957–Aug 1958 11-Month	50.61°F (10.34°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Sep 1957–Aug 1958 12-Month	51.74°F (10.97°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Sep 1957–Aug 1958 12-Month	51.74°F (10.97°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.29°F (-0.16°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
Mar 1957–Aug 1958 18-Month	54.84°F (12.69°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
Mar 1957–Aug 1958 18-Month	54.84°F (12.69°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Sep 1956–Aug 1958 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1918
Sep 1956–Aug 1958 24-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
Sep 1955–Aug 1958 36-Month	51.98°F (11.10°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1917
	51.98°F (11.10°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1922
Sep 1954–Aug 1958 48-Month	52.08°F (11.16°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1920
Sep 1954–Aug 1958 48-Month	52.08°F (11.16°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.09°F (0.05°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
Sep 1953–Aug 1958 60-Month	52.34°F (11.30°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1920
	52.34°F (11.30°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.36°F (0.20°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1939

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings