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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1988 1-Month	77.6°F (25.3°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1927, 1967
August 1988 1-Month	77.6°F (25.3°C)	74.8°F (23.8°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2007
Jul–Aug 1988 2-Month	77.5°F (25.3°C)	75.6°F (24.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1967
	77.5°F (25.3°C)	75.6°F (24.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1936
	Ties: 1943
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month	75.8°F (24.3°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1967
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month	75.8°F (24.3°C)	74.5°F (23.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1936
May–Aug 1988 4-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1967
	72.8°F (22.7°C)	72.0°F (22.2°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1936
	Ties: 1937, 1986, 2005
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1961
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2010
Mar–Aug 1988 6-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1960
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.8°F (18.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1949
Feb–Aug 1988 7-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1960
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1962
Jan–Aug 1988 8-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1965, 1976
Dec 1987–Aug 1988 9-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	55.0°F (12.8°C)	55.0°F (12.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1972, 1989, 1993
Nov 1987–Aug 1988 10-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1916, 1923, 1975
Oct 1987–Aug 1988 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1993
Sep 1987–Aug 1988 12-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1932
	Ties: 1906, 1928, 1936, 1973, 2009
Mar 1987–Aug 1988 18-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1906, 2004
Sep 1986–Aug 1988 24-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1978
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1936, 1957, 1975
Sep 1985–Aug 1988 36-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2018
	Ties: 1950, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2014
Sep 1984–Aug 1988 48-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1980
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2019
	Ties: 1901, 1940, 1946, 1992, 1993
Sep 1983–Aug 1988 60-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1981
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1931, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1994

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings