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Arkansas

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1996 1-Month	77.6°F (25.3°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1992
	77.6°F (25.3°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1954
	Ties: 1949, 1969, 1984
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month	78.4°F (25.8°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1967
	78.4°F (25.8°C)	79.8°F (26.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1954
	Ties: 1931
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1961, 1992
	77.7°F (25.4°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1966, 1975, 1994, 1997, 2009, 2017
May–Aug 1996 4-Month	76.4°F (24.7°C)	76.3°F (24.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1976
	76.4°F (24.7°C)	76.3°F (24.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1934
	Ties: 1965, 2019
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1961
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month	72.7°F (22.6°C)	73.0°F (22.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1896
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1915
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1975, 1979, 1997
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1960
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1973, 1993
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1979
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1969
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1979
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1971
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1912
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1917, 1931, 1971
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1912
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1903, 1917, 1924, 1982, 1989
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1904, 1979
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1961, 1982
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	2014
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1940, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1989
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1979
	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1924, 1929, 1940, 1948, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1988
Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1979
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2018
	Ties: 1914, 1915, 1959, 1990
Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1906
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1968, 1972, 1973, 1997
Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1906
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1918, 1968, 1986

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings