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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1959 1-Month	79.5°F (26.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1992
	79.5°F (26.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1954
	Ties: 1962
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month	78.8°F (26.0°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1967
	78.8°F (26.0°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1954
	Ties: 1895, 1903, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2017
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month	77.5°F (25.3°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1961, 1992
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month	77.5°F (25.3°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1934, 1954, 2011
May–Aug 1959 4-Month	76.2°F (24.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1976
	76.2°F (24.6°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1934
	Ties: 1948, 1969
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1961
	73.0°F (22.8°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1896
	Ties: 1946, 1988, 2003, 2017
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1915
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1951, 1957, 2019
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1960
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1951, 2008
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1992
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1966, 1989
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1983, 1997
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1983, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2015
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1979
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1962, 1967, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	2014
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1924, 1997
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1918, 1960, 1971, 1980
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1979
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1990, 1996
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1906
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1917, 1919, 1994
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1906
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1909, 1914, 1951, 1976, 1992, 1993, 1995

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings