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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1952 1-Month	86.16°F (30.09°C)	85.14°F (29.52°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1927
August 1952 1-Month	86.16°F (30.09°C)	85.14°F (29.52°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2011
Jul–Aug 1952 2-Month	87.01°F (30.56°C)	85.91°F (29.95°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1992
Jul–Aug 1952 2-Month	87.01°F (30.56°C)	85.91°F (29.95°C)	1.10°F (0.61°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	1936
Jun–Aug 1952 3-Month	86.02°F (30.01°C)	84.39°F (29.11°C)	1.63°F (0.90°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
Jun–Aug 1952 3-Month	86.02°F (30.01°C)	84.39°F (29.11°C)	1.63°F (0.90°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1936
May–Aug 1952 4-Month	82.94°F (28.30°C)	81.53°F (27.52°C)	1.41°F (0.78°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
May–Aug 1952 4-Month	82.94°F (28.30°C)	81.53°F (27.52°C)	1.41°F (0.78°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
Apr–Aug 1952 5-Month	79.26°F (26.26°C)	77.92°F (25.51°C)	1.34°F (0.75°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
Apr–Aug 1952 5-Month	79.26°F (26.26°C)	77.92°F (25.51°C)	1.34°F (0.75°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
Mar–Aug 1952 6-Month	74.09°F (23.38°C)	73.77°F (23.21°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Mar–Aug 1952 6-Month	74.09°F (23.38°C)	73.77°F (23.21°C)	0.32°F (0.17°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Feb–Aug 1952 7-Month	70.11°F (21.17°C)	69.64°F (20.91°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	70.11°F (21.17°C)	69.64°F (20.91°C)	0.47°F (0.26°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1959
Jan–Aug 1952 8-Month	66.63°F (19.24°C)	65.99°F (18.88°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jan–Aug 1952 8-Month	66.63°F (19.24°C)	65.99°F (18.88°C)	0.64°F (0.36°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Dec 1951–Aug 1952 9-Month	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.41°F (17.45°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
Dec 1951–Aug 1952 9-Month	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.41°F (17.45°C)	0.41°F (0.23°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Nov 1951–Aug 1952 10-Month	62.34°F (16.86°C)	62.35°F (16.86°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	62.34°F (16.86°C)	62.35°F (16.86°C)	-0.01°F (0.00°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1936
Oct 1951–Aug 1952 11-Month	62.67°F (17.04°C)	62.75°F (17.08°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912
	62.67°F (17.04°C)	62.75°F (17.08°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
	Ties: 1944
Sep 1951–Aug 1952 12-Month	63.90°F (17.72°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912
Sep 1951–Aug 1952 12-Month	63.90°F (17.72°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
Mar 1951–Aug 1952 18-Month	66.89°F (19.38°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1899
Mar 1951–Aug 1952 18-Month	66.89°F (19.38°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
Sep 1950–Aug 1952 24-Month	63.91°F (17.73°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
Sep 1950–Aug 1952 24-Month	63.91°F (17.73°C)	63.99°F (17.77°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
Sep 1949–Aug 1952 36-Month	63.90°F (17.72°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
	63.90°F (17.72°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1978
Sep 1948–Aug 1952 48-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.96°F (17.76°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1996
Sep 1947–Aug 1952 60-Month	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	63.89°F (17.72°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings