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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1962 1-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1915
	73.1°F (22.8°C)	73.4°F (23.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1947
	Ties: 1898, 1908, 1945
Jul–Aug 1962 2-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1915
	73.2°F (22.9°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	1936
	Ties: 1979, 2008
Jun–Aug 1962 3-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1915
	72.7°F (22.6°C)	73.5°F (23.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1936
	Ties: 1926, 1979, 1994, 2000, 2003
May–Aug 1962 4-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1915
	71.9°F (22.2°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1936
	Ties: 1900, 1943, 1964, 1995
Apr–Aug 1962 5-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1907
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1934
	Ties: 2021, 2022
Mar–Aug 1962 6-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1950, 1960
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1929, 1970
Feb–Aug 1962 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
Feb–Aug 1962 7-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
Jan–Aug 1962 8-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1912
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2003
Dec 1961–Aug 1962 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1945, 1971, 1997
Nov 1961–Aug 1962 10-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1994
Oct 1961–Aug 1962 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1965, 1967, 1968, 2009
Sep 1961–Aug 1962 12-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1945, 1961, 2009
Mar 1961–Aug 1962 18-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1967, 1978
Sep 1960–Aug 1962 24-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1905
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1967, 1985
Sep 1959–Aug 1962 36-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1979
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1926, 1969
Sep 1958–Aug 1962 48-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1905
	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1915, 1926, 1968
Sep 1957–Aug 1962 60-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1906
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1963, 1970

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