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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1987 1-Month	81.6°F (27.6°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
	81.6°F (27.6°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	2.9°F (1.7°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2007
	Ties: 2010
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month	81.4°F (27.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1967
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month	81.4°F (27.4°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month	80.2°F (26.8°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month	80.2°F (26.8°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2010
May–Aug 1987 4-Month	78.1°F (25.6°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
	78.1°F (25.6°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2010
	Ties: 1902, 2022
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1961
	74.4°F (23.6°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2010
	Ties: 1902, 1959, 1980, 1981, 1999
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1971
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1902, 1934, 1985, 2009, 2021
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1895
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2011, 2016
	Ties: 1962, 1974, 1975, 2003
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1940
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1917, 1934, 1962
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904, 1940
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1942, 1993, 2004, 2005
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904, 1940
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1938, 1945, 2004, 2010, 2015
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1896, 1903, 1921, 2004
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1904
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1925, 2015
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1968
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1937, 2007
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 2008
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1933, 1935, 2007, 2009
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969, 1970
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1899, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1932, 1937, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1975, 1988, 1994, 2003
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1930, 1945, 1947, 1975

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings