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Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1946

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
August 1946
1-Month 		84.20°F
(29.00°C)		 85.14°F
(29.52°C)		 -0.94°F
(-0.52°C)		 26th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1927
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2011
Jul–Aug 1946
2-Month 		85.68°F
(29.82°C)		 85.91°F
(29.95°C)		 -0.23°F
(-0.13°C)		 43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1992
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1936
Ties: 1945
Jun–Aug 1946
3-Month 		84.31°F
(29.06°C)		 84.39°F
(29.11°C)		 -0.08°F
(-0.05°C)		 46th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 1936
Ties: 1971
May–Aug 1946
4-Month 		81.05°F
(27.25°C)		 81.53°F
(27.52°C)		 -0.48°F
(-0.27°C)		 35th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Apr–Aug 1946
5-Month 		78.45°F
(25.81°C)		 77.92°F
(25.51°C)		 0.53°F
(0.30°C)		 79th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
50th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1956
Mar–Aug 1946
6-Month 		75.18°F
(23.99°C)		 73.77°F
(23.21°C)		 1.41°F
(0.78°C)		 108th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
21st Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Aug 1946
7-Month 		71.19°F
(21.77°C)		 69.63°F
(20.91°C)		 1.56°F
(0.86°C)		 112th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Aug 1946
8-Month 		67.54°F
(19.74°C)		 65.99°F
(18.88°C)		 1.55°F
(0.86°C)		 113th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
16th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 2007
Dec 1945–Aug 1946
9-Month 		64.35°F
(17.97°C)		 63.42°F
(17.46°C)		 0.93°F
(0.51°C)		 96th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1979
32nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 1945–Aug 1946
10-Month 		63.24°F
(17.36°C)		 62.35°F
(16.86°C)		 0.89°F
(0.50°C)		 100th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Oct 1945–Aug 1946
11-Month 		63.60°F
(17.56°C)		 62.76°F
(17.09°C)		 0.84°F
(0.47°C)		 101st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
27th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Sep 1945–Aug 1946
12-Month 		64.79°F
(18.22°C)		 64.01°F
(17.78°C)		 0.78°F
(0.44°C)		 99th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Mar 1945–Aug 1946
18-Month 		67.69°F
(19.83°C)		 67.26°F
(19.59°C)		 0.43°F
(0.24°C)		 82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
46th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Sep 1944–Aug 1946
24-Month 		64.33°F
(17.96°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 0.33°F
(0.18°C)		 79th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1995
Sep 1943–Aug 1946
36-Month 		64.21°F
(17.89°C)		 63.98°F
(17.77°C)		 0.23°F
(0.12°C)		 78th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1905
48th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1943
Sep 1942–Aug 1946
48-Month 		64.32°F
(17.96°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 0.35°F
(0.20°C)		 81st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
44th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Sep 1941–Aug 1946
60-Month 		64.25°F
(17.92°C)		 63.96°F
(17.76°C)		 0.29°F
(0.16°C)		 77th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
47th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020

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