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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1955

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1955 1-Month	77.2°F (25.1°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1927, 1967
	77.2°F (25.1°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2007
	Ties: 2002
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month	78.0°F (25.6°C)	75.6°F (24.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1967
	78.0°F (25.6°C)	75.6°F (24.2°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1936
	Ties: 2016
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month	74.5°F (23.6°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1967
	74.5°F (23.6°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936
	Ties: 1923, 1948, 1957, 1973, 1978, 1981, 2008, 2015
May–Aug 1955 4-Month	72.5°F (22.5°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1967
	72.5°F (22.5°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1936
	Ties: 1908, 1931, 1938, 1954
Apr–Aug 1955 5-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1961
	69.9°F (21.1°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2010
	Ties: 1933
Mar–Aug 1955 6-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1960
	66.1°F (18.9°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1942
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1960
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1957
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
Dec 1954–Aug 1955 9-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
	55.8°F (13.2°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1908, 1941
Nov 1954–Aug 1955 10-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1942, 2011
Oct 1954–Aug 1955 11-Month	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
	54.9°F (12.7°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1937, 1972, 2011
Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1978
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1919, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1943
Mar 1954–Aug 1955 18-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1918
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1974, 1992
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1978
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1943, 1953, 1991, 2005, 2016
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1979
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1954
Sep 1951–Aug 1955 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1980
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1924, 2013, 2017
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1981
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020
	Ties: 1924, 2005, 2011, 2014

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