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Pennsylvania

Average Temperature Rankings, August 2020

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2020 1-Month	71.6°F (22.0°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1927
	71.6°F (22.0°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2016
	Ties: 1937
Jul–Aug 2020 2-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	69.3°F (20.7°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1927
	73.2°F (22.9°C)	69.3°F (20.7°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	1955
	Ties: 2016
Jun–Aug 2020 3-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1927
	71.2°F (21.8°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2005
	Ties: 1949
May–Aug 2020 4-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1907
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	1991
	Ties: 1898, 1936, 1939, 2015, 2021
Apr–Aug 2020 5-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2014	1907
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2010
	Ties: 1988
Mar–Aug 2020 6-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1924
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
	Ties: 2022
Feb–Aug 2020 7-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1907
Feb–Aug 2020 7-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
Jan–Aug 2020 8-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904, 1940
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1921, 2002
Dec 2019–Aug 2020 9-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
Dec 2019–Aug 2020 9-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
Nov 2019–Aug 2020 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 2021
Oct 2019–Aug 2020 11-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	49.6°F (9.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1921
Sep 2019–Aug 2020 12-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1932
Mar 2019–Aug 2020 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1918
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2002, 2021
Sep 2018–Aug 2020 24-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1905
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2017
	Ties: 2018
Sep 2017–Aug 2020 36-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1979
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2018
	Ties: 2019
Sep 2016–Aug 2020 48-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1907
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2019
	Ties: 2013
Sep 2015–Aug 2020 60-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1908
Sep 2015–Aug 2020 60-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020

Citing This Page

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