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Average Temperature Rankings, August 2016

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2016 1-Month	71.1°F (21.7°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1899
	71.1°F (21.7°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2020
	Ties: 1897, 2013
Jul–Aug 2016 2-Month	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1912
	72.1°F (22.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2022
	Ties: 1898, 1933
Jun–Aug 2016 3-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1907
Jun–Aug 2016 3-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.0°F (20.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2021
May–Aug 2016 4-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1907
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2021
	Ties: 1996, 2002
Apr–Aug 2016 5-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1975
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2021
	Ties: 1919, 2002, 2013
Mar–Aug 2016 6-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1975
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	57.1°F (13.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934, 2007
	Ties: 1992, 2001, 2013, 2015
Feb–Aug 2016 7-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1903
Feb–Aug 2016 7-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
Jan–Aug 2016 8-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
Jan–Aug 2016 8-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
Dec 2015–Aug 2016 9-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
	Ties: 1926
Nov 2015–Aug 2016 10-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
	Ties: 1986
Oct 2015–Aug 2016 11-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
Oct 2015–Aug 2016 11-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
Sep 2015–Aug 2016 12-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
Sep 2015–Aug 2016 12-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	1934
Mar 2015–Aug 2016 18-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1917
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
	Ties: 1934
Sep 2014–Aug 2016 24-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913
Sep 2014–Aug 2016 24-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.2°F (1.7°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Sep 2013–Aug 2016 36-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
Sep 2013–Aug 2016 36-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Sep 2012–Aug 2016 48-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1913, 1915
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2018
	Ties: 2015
Sep 2011–Aug 2016 60-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1917
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 2017, 2019

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings