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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1953 1-Month	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	1947
	Ties: 1934, 1944, 1954
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month	75.5°F (24.2°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	75.5°F (24.2°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1936
	Ties: 1918, 1991
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month	75.8°F (24.3°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	75.8°F (24.3°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1936
	Ties: 1995
May–Aug 1953 4-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	1934, 1936
	Ties: 1901
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1925
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904, 1950, 1960
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1949, 1964, 1985, 2001
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1946, 2011
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904, 1912
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2012
	Ties: 1990
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	53.0°F (11.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1999, 2007
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1934, 1995
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1942
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1922, 2018
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1904
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1998, 2020
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1923, 1943, 1949, 1956, 2019
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1930, 1945, 1959, 1986
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1905
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2019
	Ties: 1909, 1951, 1952, 1966, 1973, 1984
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1906
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1948

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings