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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1978 1-Month	77.3°F (25.2°C)	77.3°F (25.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1936
	Ties: 1923, 1944, 1951, 2005
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month	79.2°F (26.2°C)	78.0°F (25.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month	77.6°F (25.3°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1915
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1932
May–Aug 1978 4-Month	73.7°F (23.2°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
	Ties: 1983, 1984, 2005
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	69.3°F (20.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1965
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1915
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1952, 1959
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1915
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1993
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1915
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1984
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1912
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1904
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1899
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1902, 1919, 1965, 1990
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1952, 1971, 1984
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1905
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1953, 1958, 1974, 2010
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1906
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1926, 1968, 1974, 1975
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1906, 1907
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1935, 1936, 2002, 2006, 2020
	Ties: 1923, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/