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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1953

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1953 1-Month	79.2°F (26.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1992
	79.2°F (26.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1954
	Ties: 1972, 1990
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month	79.7°F (26.5°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1967
	79.7°F (26.5°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1954
	Ties: 1963
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month	80.8°F (27.1°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1961, 1992
	80.8°F (27.1°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 2012
May–Aug 1953 4-Month	78.1°F (25.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1976
	78.1°F (25.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1934
	Ties: 2022
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month	73.9°F (23.3°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1961
	73.9°F (23.3°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1896
	Ties: 1956, 1978, 1986
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1915
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 2018
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1960
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1987, 1999
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012
	Ties: 1952, 2000, 2011
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1979
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1925, 1999
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1912
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1998, 2011
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1908, 1914, 1923, 1955, 2002
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1979
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	1932
	Ties: 1914, 1946, 2008
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	2014
	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1952	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1974, 2002
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1909, 1928, 1938, 1944, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1979
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
	Ties: 1946, 1991, 2009, 2014
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1906
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1927, 1930, 1943, 1949, 1988
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1906
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1912, 1928, 1940, 1944, 2005

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