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Average Temperature Rankings, August 2019

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
August 2019
1-Month		73.74°F
(23.19°C)		72.10°F
(22.28°C)		1.64°F
(0.91°C)		111th Coolest
Coolest since:
1927
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
1983
Jul–Aug 2019
2-Month		74.18°F
(23.43°C)		72.86°F
(22.70°C)		1.32°F
(0.73°C)		106th Coolest
Coolest since:
1992
23rd Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Jun–Aug 2019
3-Month		72.36°F
(22.42°C)		71.40°F
(21.89°C)		0.96°F
(0.53°C)		101st Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936, 2021
May–Aug 2019
4-Month		69.14°F
(20.63°C)		68.60°F
(20.33°C)		0.54°F
(0.30°C)		83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Apr–Aug 2019
5-Month		65.88°F
(18.82°C)		65.09°F
(18.38°C)		0.79°F
(0.44°C)		93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar–Aug 2019
6-Month		61.62°F
(16.46°C)		61.16°F
(16.20°C)		0.46°F
(0.26°C)		84th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Aug 2019
7-Month		57.36°F
(14.09°C)		57.25°F
(14.03°C)		0.11°F
(0.06°C)		62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Aug 2019
8-Month		54.26°F
(12.37°C)		53.86°F
(12.14°C)		0.40°F
(0.23°C)		81st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1930, 1976
Dec 2018–Aug 2019
9-Month		52.18°F
(11.21°C)		51.52°F
(10.84°C)		0.66°F
(0.37°C)		92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2018–Aug 2019
10-Month		50.96°F
(10.53°C)		50.54°F
(10.30°C)		0.42°F
(0.23°C)		80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 2018–Aug 2019
11-Month		51.21°F
(10.67°C)		50.86°F
(10.48°C)		0.35°F
(0.19°C)		76th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
52nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1931
Sep 2018–Aug 2019
12-Month		52.57°F
(11.43°C)		52.03°F
(11.13°C)		0.54°F
(0.30°C)		88th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar 2018–Aug 2019
18-Month		56.04°F
(13.36°C)		55.07°F
(12.82°C)		0.97°F
(0.54°C)		102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Sep 2017–Aug 2019
24-Month		53.23°F
(11.79°C)		52.02°F
(11.12°C)		1.21°F
(0.67°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Sep 2016–Aug 2019
36-Month		53.80°F
(12.11°C)		52.00°F
(11.11°C)		1.80°F
(1.00°C)		120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Sep 2015–Aug 2019
48-Month		54.14°F
(12.30°C)		51.99°F
(11.11°C)		2.15°F
(1.19°C)		123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Sep 2014–Aug 2019
60-Month		54.03°F
(12.24°C)		51.98°F
(11.10°C)		2.05°F
(1.14°C)		122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
2nd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2020

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