Regional Rankings

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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1998 1-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1899
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1940, 1971
Jul–Aug 1998 2-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1912, 1993
	72.7°F (22.6°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2003, 2007, 2018, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1919, 1934
Jun–Aug 1998 3-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1927, 2009
May–Aug 1998 4-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1907
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1917, 1941, 1948, 1968
Apr–Aug 1998 5-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1975
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1999
Mar–Aug 1998 6-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1975
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934, 2007
	Ties: 1911, 1942
Feb–Aug 1998 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1903
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
	Ties: 1906, 1956, 1962, 1993, 2011
Jan–Aug 1998 8-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
	Ties: 1924, 1941, 1956, 1968, 1977
Dec 1997–Aug 1998 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
Dec 1997–Aug 1998 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
Nov 1997–Aug 1998 10-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1946, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1982
Oct 1997–Aug 1998 11-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 1911, 1967
Sep 1997–Aug 1998 12-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1934
	Ties: 1905, 1914, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1967
Mar 1997–Aug 1998 18-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1960, 1967, 1982
Sep 1996–Aug 1998 24-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1913
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1928, 1939, 1951
Sep 1995–Aug 1998 36-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 2008
Sep 1994–Aug 1998 48-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1913, 1915
	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1941, 1961, 1992, 2010
Sep 1993–Aug 1998 60-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1917
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1996, 2001, 2013

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