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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1985 1-Month	58.21°F (14.56°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
August 1985 1-Month	58.21°F (14.56°C)	59.06°F (15.03°C)	-0.85°F (-0.47°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2022
Jul–Aug 1985 2-Month	59.49°F (15.27°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1950
Jul–Aug 1985 2-Month	59.49°F (15.27°C)	59.80°F (15.44°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2022
Jun–Aug 1985 3-Month	57.97°F (14.43°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1915
Jun–Aug 1985 3-Month	57.97°F (14.43°C)	58.41°F (14.67°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
May–Aug 1985 4-Month	55.72°F (13.18°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
May–Aug 1985 4-Month	55.72°F (13.18°C)	55.67°F (13.15°C)	0.05°F (0.03°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
Apr–Aug 1985 5-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
	52.83°F (11.57°C)	52.25°F (11.25°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1943
Mar–Aug 1985 6-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
Mar–Aug 1985 6-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	48.54°F (9.19°C)	0.83°F (0.46°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Feb–Aug 1985 7-Month	45.18°F (7.32°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Feb–Aug 1985 7-Month	45.18°F (7.32°C)	44.87°F (7.15°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
Jan–Aug 1985 8-Month	41.55°F (5.31°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jan–Aug 1985 8-Month	41.55°F (5.31°C)	41.73°F (5.41°C)	-0.18°F (-0.10°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
Dec 1984–Aug 1985 9-Month	39.67°F (4.26°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	39.67°F (4.26°C)	39.61°F (4.23°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1976
Nov 1984–Aug 1985 10-Month	38.79°F (3.77°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	38.79°F (3.77°C)	38.72°F (3.73°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1939
Oct 1984–Aug 1985 11-Month	39.17°F (3.98°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	39.17°F (3.98°C)	38.97°F (3.87°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1972
Sep 1984–Aug 1985 12-Month	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
	40.09°F (4.49°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.05°F (0.02°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1940
Mar 1984–Aug 1985 18-Month	42.90°F (6.06°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
	42.90°F (6.06°C)	42.87°F (6.04°C)	0.03°F (0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1959
Sep 1983–Aug 1985 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1918
Sep 1983–Aug 1985 24-Month	40.10°F (4.50°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2017
Sep 1982–Aug 1985 36-Month	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
	40.44°F (4.69°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1943
Sep 1981–Aug 1985 48-Month	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
	40.27°F (4.59°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
	Ties: 1940
Sep 1980–Aug 1985 60-Month	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1920
	40.42°F (4.68°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.42°F (0.24°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2020
	Ties: 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings