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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1996 1-Month	72.43°F (22.46°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1927
August 1996 1-Month	72.43°F (22.46°C)	72.10°F (22.28°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1983
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month	73.03°F (22.79°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1992
	73.03°F (22.79°C)	72.86°F (22.70°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1936
	Ties: 1941, 1981
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month	71.98°F (22.21°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1915
	71.98°F (22.21°C)	71.40°F (21.89°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1936, 2021
	Ties: 1922
May–Aug 1996 4-Month	69.23°F (20.68°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1907
May–Aug 1996 4-Month	69.23°F (20.68°C)	68.60°F (20.33°C)	0.63°F (0.35°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2018
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month	65.51°F (18.62°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1907
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month	65.51°F (18.62°C)	65.09°F (18.38°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2012
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month	61.10°F (16.17°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month	61.10°F (16.17°C)	61.16°F (16.20°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month	57.47°F (14.15°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	57.47°F (14.15°C)	57.26°F (14.03°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1926, 2008
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month	54.00°F (12.22°C)	53.87°F (12.15°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month	54.00°F (12.22°C)	53.87°F (12.15°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month	51.71°F (10.95°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	51.71°F (10.95°C)	51.52°F (10.84°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1914
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	50.74°F (10.41°C)	50.53°F (10.29°C)	0.21°F (0.12°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1955
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month	51.08°F (10.60°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1912
	51.08°F (10.60°C)	50.86°F (10.48°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1942
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month	52.21°F (11.23°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month	52.21°F (11.23°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.19°F (0.11°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month	55.19°F (12.88°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	55.19°F (12.88°C)	55.07°F (12.82°C)	0.12°F (0.06°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 2014
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month	52.60°F (11.44°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1918
	52.60°F (11.44°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1990
Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	52.44°F (11.36°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.44°F (0.25°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2018
	Ties: 1939
Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1920
Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month	52.17°F (11.21°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2018
Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month	52.32°F (11.29°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1920
	52.32°F (11.29°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.34°F (0.19°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings