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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2018 1-Month |
73.51°F (23.06°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
1.41°F (0.78°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1927 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2018 2-Month |
74.48°F (23.60°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1992 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1936 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2018 3-Month |
73.50°F (23.06°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
2.10°F (1.17°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1915 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2016 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2018 4-Month |
71.51°F (21.95°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
2.91°F (1.62°C) | 128th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2018 5-Month |
67.01°F (19.45°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
1.92°F (1.07°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2018 6-Month |
62.96°F (17.20°C) | 61.15°F (16.19°C) |
1.81°F (1.01°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2018 7-Month |
59.04°F (15.02°C) | 57.25°F (14.03°C) |
1.79°F (0.99°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2018 8-Month |
55.68°F (13.16°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
1.82°F (1.02°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Aug 2018 9-Month |
53.31°F (11.84°C) | 51.52°F (10.84°C) |
1.79°F (1.00°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Aug 2018 10-Month |
52.48°F (11.38°C) | 50.54°F (10.30°C) |
1.94°F (1.08°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2017–Aug 2018 11-Month |
52.77°F (11.54°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
1.91°F (1.06°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2017–Aug 2018 12-Month |
53.90°F (12.17°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.87°F (1.04°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 2017–Aug 2018 18-Month |
56.96°F (13.87°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
1.89°F (1.05°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2018 24-Month |
54.41°F (12.45°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.39°F (1.33°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2018 36-Month |
54.67°F (12.59°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.67°F (1.48°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
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Sep 2014–Aug 2018 48-Month |
54.40°F (12.44°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.41°F (1.33°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2018 60-Month |
53.92°F (12.18°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.94°F (1.08°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/