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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1898 1-Month	79.4°F (26.3°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1969
	79.4°F (26.3°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2007
	Ties: 1895, 1928, 1998, 2017
Jul–Aug 1898 2-Month	80.0°F (26.7°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1967
	80.0°F (26.7°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1942, 1943, 1952, 1958
Jun–Aug 1898 3-Month	79.9°F (26.6°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1967
	79.9°F (26.6°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1980, 2007
May–Aug 1898 4-Month	78.3°F (25.7°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1967
	78.3°F (25.7°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2010
	Ties: 1943
Apr–Aug 1898 5-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1961
	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2010
	Ties: 1911, 1932, 1970, 2000, 2014
Mar–Aug 1898 6-Month	71.5°F (21.9°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1971
	71.5°F (21.9°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1953
Feb–Aug 1898 7-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1895
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2011, 2016
	Ties: 1943, 1946, 1999, 2001, 2007
Jan–Aug 1898 8-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1940
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2017
	Ties: 1935, 1937, 1957, 2000, 2007
Dec 1897–Aug 1898 9-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904, 1940
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1921, 1922, 1938, 1986
Nov 1897–Aug 1898 10-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904, 1940
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 1950
Oct 1897–Aug 1898 11-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1925
Sep 1897–Aug 1898 12-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1904
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1935, 1950, 2000, 2007
Mar 1897–Aug 1898 18-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1968
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1935, 1943, 1952, 1957, 2005, 2006
Sep 1896–Aug 1898 24-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1969
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 1939, 1954, 1955, 2011
Sep 1895–Aug 1898 36-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest to Date	1970
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1974, 2002, 2004, 2014

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings