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Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1962

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
August 1962
1-Month 		86.02°F
(30.01°C)		 85.14°F
(29.52°C)		 0.88°F
(0.49°C)		 93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1927
36th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2011
Jul–Aug 1962
2-Month 		85.50°F
(29.72°C)		 85.91°F
(29.95°C)		 -0.41°F
(-0.23°C)		 38th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1992
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
 1936
Jun–Aug 1962
3-Month 		83.88°F
(28.82°C)		 84.39°F
(29.11°C)		 -0.51°F
(-0.29°C)		 34th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
95th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1936
May–Aug 1962
4-Month 		81.64°F
(27.58°C)		 81.53°F
(27.52°C)		 0.11°F
(0.06°C)		 58th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
71st Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Ties: 1948, 1961
Apr–Aug 1962
5-Month 		78.30°F
(25.72°C)		 77.92°F
(25.51°C)		 0.38°F
(0.21°C)		 72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Mar–Aug 1962
6-Month 		73.40°F
(23.00°C)		 73.77°F
(23.21°C)		 -0.37°F
(-0.21°C)		 39th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Aug 1962
7-Month 		69.44°F
(20.80°C)		 69.63°F
(20.91°C)		 -0.19°F
(-0.11°C)		 51st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1919
Jan–Aug 1962
8-Month 		65.49°F
(18.61°C)		 65.99°F
(18.88°C)		 -0.50°F
(-0.27°C)		 35th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
94th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1913
Dec 1961–Aug 1962
9-Month 		62.74°F
(17.08°C)		 63.42°F
(17.46°C)		 -0.68°F
(-0.38°C)		 23rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1979
105th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 1961–Aug 1962
10-Month 		61.54°F
(16.41°C)		 62.35°F
(16.86°C)		 -0.81°F
(-0.45°C)		 21st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
107th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1906
Oct 1961–Aug 1962
11-Month 		62.04°F
(16.69°C)		 62.76°F
(17.09°C)		 -0.72°F
(-0.40°C)		 25th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Sep 1961–Aug 1962
12-Month 		63.17°F
(17.32°C)		 64.01°F
(17.78°C)		 -0.84°F
(-0.46°C)		 19th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
109th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1906, 1907
Mar 1961–Aug 1962
18-Month 		66.67°F
(19.26°C)		 67.26°F
(19.59°C)		 -0.59°F
(-0.33°C)		 28th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1899
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1908
Sep 1960–Aug 1962
24-Month 		63.82°F
(17.68°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 -0.18°F
(-0.10°C)		 45th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1965
Sep 1959–Aug 1962
36-Month 		63.60°F
(17.56°C)		 63.98°F
(17.77°C)		 -0.38°F
(-0.21°C)		 29th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1905
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Sep 1958–Aug 1962
48-Month 		63.84°F
(17.69°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 -0.13°F
(-0.07°C)		 45th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1960
Sep 1957–Aug 1962
60-Month 		63.71°F
(17.62°C)		 63.96°F
(17.76°C)		 -0.25°F
(-0.14°C)		 31st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2020
Ties: 1912, 1924, 1930

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