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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1972 1-Month	79.2°F (26.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1992
	79.2°F (26.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1954
	Ties: 1953, 1990
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month	78.6°F (25.9°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1967
	78.6°F (25.9°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1954
	Ties: 1968
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month	77.8°F (25.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1961, 1992
	77.8°F (25.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1970, 1971, 1982, 2013
May–Aug 1972 4-Month	75.5°F (24.2°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1976
	75.5°F (24.2°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1981
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month	72.8°F (22.7°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1961
	72.8°F (22.7°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1896
	Ties: 1919, 1923, 1935, 1993
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	69.4°F (20.8°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1919, 1982, 1990, 2003, 2004
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1960
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1937, 2009
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 2018
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1923, 1946, 1949, 1957, 2010, 2020
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1974, 1991, 1998, 2018
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904, 1979
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1932
	Ties: 1901, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1974, 1998, 2018, 2020
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	2014
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1945, 1965, 2001, 2004
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1925, 1937, 1950, 1952
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	60.1°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1918, 1931, 1975, 1982, 1995
Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1968, 1973, 1996, 1997
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1961, 1963, 1969, 1983, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings