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Pennsylvania

Average Temperature Rankings, August 2021

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2021 1-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1927
August 2021 1-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	68.4°F (20.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2016
Jul–Aug 2021 2-Month	71.9°F (22.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1927
	71.9°F (22.2°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1955
	Ties: 2011, 2012, 2022
Jun–Aug 2021 3-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1927
Jun–Aug 2021 3-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2005
May–Aug 2021 4-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1907
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	1991
	Ties: 1898, 1936, 1939, 2015, 2020
Apr–Aug 2021 5-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1907
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2019	2010
	Ties: 1896, 1921
Mar–Aug 2021 6-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1924
Mar–Aug 2021 6-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
Feb–Aug 2021 7-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1907
Feb–Aug 2021 7-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
Jan–Aug 2021 8-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904, 1940
Jan–Aug 2021 8-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
Dec 2020–Aug 2021 9-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 2022
Nov 2020–Aug 2021 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1904
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 2020
Oct 2020–Aug 2021 11-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1949, 2022
Sep 2020–Aug 2021 12-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1904
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 1998
Mar 2020–Aug 2021 18-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1918
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2002, 2020
Sep 2019–Aug 2021 24-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1905
Sep 2019–Aug 2021 24-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2017
Sep 2018–Aug 2021 36-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2020	1979
Sep 2018–Aug 2021 36-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2018	2018
Sep 2017–Aug 2021 48-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2018	1907
Sep 2017–Aug 2021 48-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	2019
Sep 2016–Aug 2021 60-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2019	1908
Sep 2016–Aug 2021 60-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2020	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