Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1987 1-Month |
71.87°F (22.15°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
-0.23°F (-0.13°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1927 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
72.57°F (22.54°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1992 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 1936 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
71.80°F (22.11°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
0.40°F (0.22°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1915 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
69.59°F (20.88°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
0.99°F (0.55°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
66.38°F (19.10°C) | 65.10°F (18.39°C) |
1.28°F (0.71°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
62.41°F (16.89°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
1.25°F (0.69°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
58.83°F (14.91°C) | 57.25°F (14.03°C) |
1.58°F (0.88°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
55.41°F (13.01°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
1.55°F (0.87°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1912 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
53.08°F (11.71°C) | 51.52°F (10.84°C) |
1.56°F (0.87°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
51.91°F (11.06°C) | 50.54°F (10.30°C) |
1.37°F (0.76°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1912 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
52.10°F (11.17°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
1.24°F (0.69°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1912 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
53.07°F (11.71°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.04°F (0.58°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
56.26°F (13.48°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
1.19°F (0.66°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
52.85°F (11.58°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.83°F (0.46°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
52.54°F (11.41°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.54°F (0.30°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
52.32°F (11.29°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.33°F (0.18°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
52.32°F (11.29°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.34°F (0.19°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1996 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 12, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/