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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1962 1-Month	79.5°F (26.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1992
	79.5°F (26.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1954
	Ties: 1959
Jul–Aug 1962 2-Month	79.9°F (26.6°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1967
	79.9°F (26.6°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1954
	Ties: 1900, 1964, 1982
Jun–Aug 1962 3-Month	78.4°F (25.8°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1961, 1992
	78.4°F (25.8°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1926, 1957
May–Aug 1962 4-Month	77.3°F (25.2°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
	77.3°F (25.2°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1934
	Ties: 1925
Apr–Aug 1962 5-Month	73.5°F (23.1°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1961
	73.5°F (23.1°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	1896
	Ties: 1916, 1947, 2002
Mar–Aug 1962 6-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1915
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 2008
Feb–Aug 1962 7-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1960
	66.1°F (18.9°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1949, 1981
Jan–Aug 1962 8-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1963, 1967, 2009
Dec 1961–Aug 1962 9-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 2015
Nov 1961–Aug 1962 10-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1912
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1964, 1975, 1988
Oct 1961–Aug 1962 11-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1912
	59.0°F (15.0°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1951, 2009, 2021
Sep 1961–Aug 1962 12-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904, 1979
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1932
	Ties: 1920, 1959, 1967, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013
Mar 1961–Aug 1962 18-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	2014
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2012
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1994, 2015
Sep 1960–Aug 1962 24-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1989
Sep 1959–Aug 1962 36-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1979
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1969
Sep 1958–Aug 1962 48-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1906
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1907, 1981
Sep 1957–Aug 1962 60-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1906
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1971, 1981

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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