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Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1968

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
August 1968
1-Month		82.72°F
(28.18°C)		85.14°F
(29.52°C)		-2.42°F
(-1.34°C)		5th Coolest
Coolest since:
1927
124th Warmest
Warmest since:
2011
Jul–Aug 1968
2-Month		84.25°F
(29.03°C)		85.91°F
(29.95°C)		-1.66°F
(-0.92°C)		10th Coolest
Coolest since:
1992
119th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Jun–Aug 1968
3-Month		83.28°F
(28.49°C)		84.39°F
(29.11°C)		-1.11°F
(-0.62°C)		20th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
109th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
May–Aug 1968
4-Month		80.12°F
(26.73°C)		81.53°F
(27.52°C)		-1.41°F
(-0.79°C)		9th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
120th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Apr–Aug 1968
5-Month		76.73°F
(24.85°C)		77.92°F
(25.51°C)		-1.19°F
(-0.66°C)		19th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
110th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Mar–Aug 1968
6-Month		73.27°F
(22.93°C)		73.77°F
(23.21°C)		-0.50°F
(-0.28°C)		33rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
96th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1997
Feb–Aug 1968
7-Month		69.07°F
(20.59°C)		69.63°F
(20.91°C)		-0.56°F
(-0.32°C)		32nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1942, 1967, 2019
Jan–Aug 1968
8-Month		65.34°F
(18.52°C)		65.99°F
(18.88°C)		-0.65°F
(-0.36°C)		28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
101st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1922
Dec 1967–Aug 1968
9-Month		62.73°F
(17.07°C)		63.42°F
(17.46°C)		-0.69°F
(-0.39°C)		22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1979
106th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 1967–Aug 1968
10-Month		61.72°F
(16.51°C)		62.35°F
(16.86°C)		-0.63°F
(-0.35°C)		26th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 1967–Aug 1968
11-Month		62.20°F
(16.78°C)		62.76°F
(17.09°C)		-0.56°F
(-0.31°C)		28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Sep 1967–Aug 1968
12-Month		63.44°F
(17.47°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		-0.57°F
(-0.31°C)		28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar 1967–Aug 1968
18-Month		66.66°F
(19.26°C)		67.26°F
(19.59°C)		-0.60°F
(-0.33°C)		27th Coolest
Coolest since:
1899
101st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Sep 1966–Aug 1968
24-Month		63.72°F
(17.62°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		-0.28°F
(-0.16°C)		37th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
90th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1930
Sep 1965–Aug 1968
36-Month		63.77°F
(17.65°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		-0.21°F
(-0.12°C)		39th Coolest
Coolest since:
1905
87th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1986
Sep 1964–Aug 1968
48-Month		63.62°F
(17.57°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		-0.35°F
(-0.19°C)		28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
97th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Sep 1963–Aug 1968
60-Month		63.79°F
(17.66°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		-0.17°F
(-0.10°C)		39th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
85th Warmest
Warmest since:
2020
Ties: 1976, 1985, 1997

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