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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1979 1-Month	58.66°F (14.81°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
August 1979 1-Month	58.66°F (14.81°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month	59.58°F (15.32°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month	59.58°F (15.32°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month	57.91°F (14.39°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
	57.91°F (14.39°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2021
	Ties: 1916
May–Aug 1979 4-Month	55.13°F (12.85°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1907
May–Aug 1979 4-Month	55.13°F (12.85°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1907
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month	51.81°F (11.01°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month	48.35°F (9.08°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	48.35°F (9.08°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month	43.95°F (6.64°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month	43.95°F (6.64°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	-0.92°F (-0.51°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-1.70°F (-0.95°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month	40.03°F (4.46°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-1.70°F (-0.95°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month	37.74°F (3.19°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month	37.74°F (3.19°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month	37.07°F (2.82°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month	37.07°F (2.82°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	-1.65°F (-0.91°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month	37.38°F (2.99°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-1.59°F (-0.88°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month	37.38°F (2.99°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	-1.59°F (-0.88°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month	38.71°F (3.73°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month	38.71°F (3.73°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-1.33°F (-0.74°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month	42.06°F (5.59°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month	42.06°F (5.59°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	-0.81°F (-0.45°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month	39.29°F (4.05°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month	39.29°F (4.05°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month	39.22°F (4.01°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.80°F (-0.45°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month	39.22°F (4.01°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.80°F (-0.45°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2017
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.60°F (-0.33°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month	39.46°F (4.14°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.54°F (-0.30°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 24, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings