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Arkansas

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1997 1-Month	77.4°F (25.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1992
August 1997 1-Month	77.4°F (25.2°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1954
Jul–Aug 1997 2-Month	79.4°F (26.3°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1967
	79.4°F (26.3°C)	79.9°F (26.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1954
	Ties: 1981, 1985, 1991
Jun–Aug 1997 3-Month	77.7°F (25.4°C)	78.8°F (26.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1961, 1992
	77.7°F (25.4°C)	78.8°F (26.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934, 1954, 2011
	Ties: 1966, 1975, 1994, 1996, 2009, 2017
May–Aug 1997 4-Month	74.7°F (23.7°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1976
	74.7°F (23.7°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1934
	Ties: 1906, 2014
Apr–Aug 1997 5-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1961
	71.0°F (21.7°C)	73.1°F (22.8°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1896
	Ties: 1903, 1907
Mar–Aug 1997 6-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1915
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1975, 1979, 1996
Feb–Aug 1997 7-Month	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
	65.1°F (18.4°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1926, 1929, 1965, 1982, 1992, 2015
Jan–Aug 1997 8-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 2015
Dec 1996–Aug 1997 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1913, 1942, 1963, 1967
Nov 1996–Aug 1997 10-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1959, 1983
Oct 1996–Aug 1997 11-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1912
	58.8°F (14.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1920, 1959, 1983, 2001, 2013, 2015
Sep 1996–Aug 1997 12-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904, 1979
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 1971, 1988, 1989, 1993
Mar 1996–Aug 1997 18-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	2014
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1924, 1959
Sep 1995–Aug 1997 24-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1979
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1977, 1983, 1985
Sep 1994–Aug 1997 36-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1979
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2018
	Ties: 1967, 1973, 1986, 1989, 1998
Sep 1993–Aug 1997 48-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1906
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1968, 1972, 1973, 1996
Sep 1992–Aug 1997 60-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)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1919, 1960, 1977

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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