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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1983 1-Month	75.06°F (23.92°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	2.96°F (1.64°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1927
August 1983 1-Month	75.06°F (23.92°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	2.96°F (1.64°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1983
Jul–Aug 1983 2-Month	74.53°F (23.63°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	1.67°F (0.93°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1992
Jul–Aug 1983 2-Month	74.53°F (23.63°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	1.67°F (0.93°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1936
Jun–Aug 1983 3-Month	72.05°F (22.25°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1915
Jun–Aug 1983 3-Month	72.05°F (22.25°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.65°F (0.36°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1936, 2021
May–Aug 1983 4-Month	68.52°F (20.29°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
May–Aug 1983 4-Month	68.52°F (20.29°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
Apr–Aug 1983 5-Month	64.22°F (17.90°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-0.87°F (-0.48°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
Apr–Aug 1983 5-Month	64.22°F (17.90°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	-0.87°F (-0.48°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Mar–Aug 1983 6-Month	60.58°F (15.88°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	60.58°F (15.88°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1895
Feb–Aug 1983 7-Month	57.19°F (13.99°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Feb–Aug 1983 7-Month	57.19°F (13.99°C)	57.25°F (14.03°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Jan–Aug 1983 8-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1912
Jan–Aug 1983 8-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	53.86°F (12.14°C)	0.33°F (0.19°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Dec 1982–Aug 1983 9-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Dec 1982–Aug 1983 9-Month	52.14°F (11.19°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.62°F (0.35°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Nov 1982–Aug 1983 10-Month	51.04°F (10.58°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1912
Nov 1982–Aug 1983 10-Month	51.04°F (10.58°C)	50.54°F (10.30°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Oct 1982–Aug 1983 11-Month	51.24°F (10.69°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1912
	51.24°F (10.69°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1989
Sep 1982–Aug 1983 12-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Sep 1982–Aug 1983 12-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.28°F (0.15°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Mar 1982–Aug 1983 18-Month	55.05°F (12.81°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	55.05°F (12.81°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1961
Sep 1981–Aug 1983 24-Month	51.89°F (11.05°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
	51.89°F (11.05°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.13°F (-0.07°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2017
	Ties: 1921
Sep 1980–Aug 1983 36-Month	52.32°F (11.29°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1917
	52.32°F (11.29°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.32°F (0.18°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2018
	Ties: 1943
Sep 1979–Aug 1983 48-Month	52.36°F (11.31°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1920
Sep 1979–Aug 1983 48-Month	52.36°F (11.31°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.37°F (0.20°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
Sep 1978–Aug 1983 60-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1920
Sep 1978–Aug 1983 60-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020

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