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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1987 1-Month	82.0°F (27.8°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1992
August 1987 1-Month	82.0°F (27.8°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1954
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month	80.8°F (27.1°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1967
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month	80.8°F (27.1°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1954
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month	79.5°F (26.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1961, 1992
	79.5°F (26.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1956, 2007
May–Aug 1987 4-Month	77.9°F (25.5°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1976
May–Aug 1987 4-Month	77.9°F (25.5°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1961
	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1896
	Ties: 2022
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month	70.6°F (21.4°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1915
	70.6°F (21.4°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1986, 2000
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1960
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1999
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1979
	63.5°F (17.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1907, 1908, 1933, 1939, 1944
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1972, 1986, 2018
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	59.0°F (15.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1990
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1912
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1990, 2020
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904, 1979
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
	Ties: 1897
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	2014
	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2008
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 1943, 2005, 2016
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1979
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1945
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1906
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1914, 1921, 1950, 1974, 1975, 1989, 1998, 2015
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1906
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1921, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1975, 1988, 1994, 1998

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings