Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2017 1-Month |
84.27°F (29.04°C) | 85.14°F (29.52°C) |
-0.87°F (-0.48°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1927 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2017 2-Month |
86.42°F (30.23°C) | 85.91°F (29.95°C) |
0.51°F (0.28°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1992 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2017 3-Month |
85.36°F (29.64°C) | 84.39°F (29.11°C) |
0.97°F (0.53°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1915 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 2017 4-Month |
82.34°F (27.97°C) | 81.53°F (27.52°C) |
0.81°F (0.45°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1915 |
| 31st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2017 5-Month |
79.04°F (26.13°C) | 77.91°F (25.51°C) |
1.13°F (0.62°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2017 6-Month |
75.50°F (24.17°C) | 73.76°F (23.20°C) |
1.74°F (0.97°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2017 7-Month |
72.17°F (22.32°C) | 69.64°F (20.91°C) |
2.53°F (1.41°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2017 8-Month |
68.49°F (20.27°C) | 65.99°F (18.88°C) |
2.50°F (1.39°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Aug 2017 9-Month |
65.62°F (18.68°C) | 63.41°F (17.45°C) |
2.21°F (1.23°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1979 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Aug 2017 10-Month |
65.02°F (18.34°C) | 62.35°F (16.86°C) |
2.67°F (1.48°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Aug 2017 11-Month |
65.46°F (18.59°C) | 62.76°F (17.09°C) |
2.70°F (1.50°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2017 12-Month |
66.62°F (19.23°C) | 64.01°F (17.78°C) |
2.61°F (1.45°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 2016–Aug 2017 18-Month |
69.76°F (20.98°C) | 67.26°F (19.59°C) |
2.50°F (1.39°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1899 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2017 24-Month |
66.75°F (19.31°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
2.75°F (1.53°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1913 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2017 36-Month |
66.23°F (19.02°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
2.26°F (1.26°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2017 48-Month |
65.66°F (18.70°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1915 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2017 60-Month |
65.51°F (18.62°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.55°F (0.86°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/