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Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	59.99°F (15.55°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1950
August 1898 1-Month	59.99°F (15.55°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	0.93°F (0.52°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	60.15°F (15.64°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1950
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	60.15°F (15.64°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2022
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	58.99°F (14.99°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1915
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	58.99°F (14.99°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2021
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	56.20°F (13.44°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	56.20°F (13.44°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.53°F (0.29°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2018
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1907
	52.57°F (11.43°C)	52.26°F (11.26°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1930
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	48.76°F (9.31°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	48.76°F (9.31°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.22°F (0.12°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
	Ties: 1974
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	45.22°F (7.34°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	45.22°F (7.34°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	0.41°F (0.22°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	42.14°F (5.63°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	0.41°F (0.22°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	39.78°F (4.32°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2012
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	38.75°F (3.75°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	38.75°F (3.75°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	39.09°F (3.94°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	39.09°F (3.94°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	40.23°F (4.57°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	42.86°F (6.03°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	42.86°F (6.03°C)	42.88°F (6.04°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1946
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1918
	39.89°F (4.38°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1957
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1918
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	39.88°F (4.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings