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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1942

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1942 1-Month	78.3°F (25.7°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1992
	78.3°F (25.7°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1954
	Ties: 1912
Jul–Aug 1942 2-Month	79.6°F (26.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1967
	79.6°F (26.4°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1954
	Ties: 1912, 1922, 1933, 1990, 2019, 2020
Jun–Aug 1942 3-Month	78.7°F (25.9°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1961, 1992
	78.7°F (25.9°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1911, 1948
May–Aug 1942 4-Month	76.0°F (24.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1976
	76.0°F (24.4°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934
	Ties: 1929, 1955, 1985, 2002, 2008
Apr–Aug 1942 5-Month	73.3°F (22.9°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1961
	73.3°F (22.9°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1896
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1929, 1939, 1957, 1985, 2019
Mar–Aug 1942 6-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1915
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1905, 1974, 1981, 2005
Feb–Aug 1942 7-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1960
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1959, 2008
Jan–Aug 1942 8-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1992
Dec 1941–Aug 1942 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1979
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1963, 1967, 1997
Nov 1941–Aug 1942 10-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1912
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1936, 1945, 1963, 1992, 2013
Oct 1941–Aug 1942 11-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1912
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1950, 1964
Sep 1941–Aug 1942 12-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1904, 1979
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1932
	Ties: 1937, 2002
Mar 1941–Aug 1942 18-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	2014
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1914, 1928, 1981, 1992, 1998
Sep 1940–Aug 1942 24-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1979
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2017
	Ties: 1927, 2021
Sep 1939–Aug 1942 36-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1979
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1958, 1964, 2003
Sep 1938–Aug 1942 48-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1906
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1926, 1929, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1992, 1993, 2010
Sep 1937–Aug 1942 60-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1906
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1922, 1927, 1929, 1941, 1947, 2004, 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings