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Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1949

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
August 1949
1-Month		85.66°F
(29.81°C)		85.14°F
(29.52°C)		0.52°F
(0.29°C)		77th Coolest
Coolest since:
1927
52nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2011
Ties: 1919
Jul–Aug 1949
2-Month		86.38°F
(30.21°C)		85.91°F
(29.95°C)		0.47°F
(0.26°C)		80th Coolest
Coolest since:
1992
49th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Jun–Aug 1949
3-Month		84.90°F
(29.39°C)		84.39°F
(29.11°C)		0.51°F
(0.28°C)		78th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
51st Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
May–Aug 1949
4-Month		82.32°F
(27.96°C)		81.53°F
(27.52°C)		0.79°F
(0.44°C)		97th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
32nd Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Ties: 1930
Apr–Aug 1949
5-Month		78.87°F
(26.04°C)		77.92°F
(25.51°C)		0.95°F
(0.53°C)		99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
30th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Mar–Aug 1949
6-Month		74.35°F
(23.53°C)		73.77°F
(23.21°C)		0.58°F
(0.32°C)		86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Aug 1949
7-Month		69.86°F
(21.03°C)		69.63°F
(20.91°C)		0.23°F
(0.12°C)		71st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
58th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Aug 1949
8-Month		65.59°F
(18.66°C)		65.99°F
(18.88°C)		-0.40°F
(-0.22°C)		43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 1948–Aug 1949
9-Month		63.06°F
(17.26°C)		63.42°F
(17.46°C)		-0.36°F
(-0.20°C)		36th Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
92nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 1948–Aug 1949
10-Month		61.97°F
(16.65°C)		62.35°F
(16.86°C)		-0.38°F
(-0.21°C)		34th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1971
Oct 1948–Aug 1949
11-Month		62.42°F
(16.90°C)		62.76°F
(17.09°C)		-0.34°F
(-0.19°C)		37th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Sep 1948–Aug 1949
12-Month		63.89°F
(17.72°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		-0.12°F
(-0.06°C)		45th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1896, 1914
Mar 1948–Aug 1949
18-Month		67.19°F
(19.55°C)		67.26°F
(19.59°C)		-0.07°F
(-0.04°C)		54th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Sep 1947–Aug 1949
24-Month		63.87°F
(17.71°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		-0.13°F
(-0.07°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1960
Sep 1946–Aug 1949
36-Month		63.85°F
(17.69°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		-0.13°F
(-0.08°C)		46th Coolest
Coolest since:
1905
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Sep 1945–Aug 1949
48-Month		64.09°F
(17.83°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		0.12°F
(0.07°C)		66th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
59th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1959
Sep 1944–Aug 1949
60-Month		64.04°F
(17.80°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		0.08°F
(0.04°C)		65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
59th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1950

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