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Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1898

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
August 1898
1-Month 		85.50°F
(29.72°C)		 85.14°F
(29.52°C)		 0.36°F
(0.20°C)		 71st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1927
58th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2011
Jul–Aug 1898
2-Month 		85.88°F
(29.93°C)		 85.91°F
(29.95°C)		 -0.03°F
(-0.02°C)		 56th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1992
73rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
 1936
Ties: 1978
Jun–Aug 1898
3-Month 		84.57°F
(29.21°C)		 84.39°F
(29.11°C)		 0.18°F
(0.10°C)		 59th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
70th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1936
Ties: 1926, 1973, 1987
May–Aug 1898
4-Month 		81.44°F
(27.47°C)		 81.53°F
(27.52°C)		 -0.09°F
(-0.05°C)		 49th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1929
Apr–Aug 1898
5-Month 		77.86°F
(25.48°C)		 77.92°F
(25.51°C)		 -0.06°F
(-0.03°C)		 49th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1999
Mar–Aug 1898
6-Month 		73.61°F
(23.12°C)		 73.77°F
(23.21°C)		 -0.16°F
(-0.09°C)		 50th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
79th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Aug 1898
7-Month 		69.78°F
(20.99°C)		 69.63°F
(20.91°C)		 0.15°F
(0.08°C)		 63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1955
Jan–Aug 1898
8-Month 		66.15°F
(18.97°C)		 65.99°F
(18.88°C)		 0.16°F
(0.09°C)		 65th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 1897–Aug 1898
9-Month 		63.31°F
(17.39°C)		 63.42°F
(17.46°C)		 -0.11°F
(-0.07°C)		 48th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1979
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 1897–Aug 1898
10-Month 		62.21°F
(16.78°C)		 62.35°F
(16.86°C)		 -0.14°F
(-0.08°C)		 46th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Oct 1897–Aug 1898
11-Month 		62.71°F
(17.06°C)		 62.76°F
(17.09°C)		 -0.05°F
(-0.03°C)		 50th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
78th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2012
Ties: 1916, 2001
Sep 1897–Aug 1898
12-Month 		64.15°F
(17.86°C)		 64.01°F
(17.78°C)		 0.14°F
(0.08°C)		 66th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
62nd Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2012
Mar 1897–Aug 1898
18-Month 		67.17°F
(19.54°C)		 67.26°F
(19.59°C)		 -0.09°F
(-0.05°C)		 52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
76th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2012
Ties: 1910
Sep 1896–Aug 1898
24-Month 		63.48°F
(17.49°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 -0.52°F
(-0.29°C)		 26th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
101st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2017
Sep 1895–Aug 1898
36-Month 		63.62°F
(17.57°C)		 63.98°F
(17.77°C)		 -0.36°F
(-0.20°C)		 30th Coolest
Coolest to Date
 1905
96th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2018

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