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Pennsylvania

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1959

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1959 1-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1927
	71.9°F (22.2°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1918, 1988
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1927
	71.5°F (21.9°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1955
	Ties: 1916
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1927
	69.9°F (21.1°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2005
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1973, 1999
May–Aug 1959 4-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
May–Aug 1959 4-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1991
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1924
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1918, 1938, 1995, 2006
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1907
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1976
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904, 1940
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 2008
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1966
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1925, 1935, 1946, 1951, 1992, 2001
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1925, 1943, 1962, 2009
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1904
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1966, 1989
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1918
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1981, 1993, 2014, 2015
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1916, 1919, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1997
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1979
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1914, 1940
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2019
	Ties: 1912, 1915, 1972, 1984
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1908
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1938, 1941, 1943

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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