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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1989 1-Month	77.9°F (25.5°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1969
	77.9°F (25.5°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2007
	Ties: 1957
Jul–Aug 1989 2-Month	78.6°F (25.9°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
	78.6°F (25.9°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1910, 1916, 1945, 1957, 1965, 1975, 1979, 1981
Jun–Aug 1989 3-Month	78.3°F (25.7°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1967
	78.3°F (25.7°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2010
	Ties: 1923
May–Aug 1989 4-Month	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1967
	75.6°F (24.2°C)	76.5°F (24.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2010
	Ties: 1973, 1984
Apr–Aug 1989 5-Month	72.6°F (22.6°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1961
	72.6°F (22.6°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2010
	Ties: 1928, 1979
Mar–Aug 1989 6-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1971
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1923, 1962, 1964, 2005
Feb–Aug 1989 7-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1895
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2011, 2016
	Ties: 1929, 1950, 1997
Jan–Aug 1989 8-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1940
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1916, 1930, 2001, 2004
Dec 1988–Aug 1989 9-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1904, 1940
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1919, 1997
Nov 1988–Aug 1989 10-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1904, 1940
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1907, 1930, 1975, 2005, 2009
Oct 1988–Aug 1989 11-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1904
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1944, 1965, 1993
Sep 1988–Aug 1989 12-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1904
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1900, 1901, 1920, 1926, 1959, 1965, 1992, 2014
Mar 1988–Aug 1989 18-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1968
	64.8°F (18.2°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1929, 1948, 1959, 1965, 1983
Sep 1987–Aug 1989 24-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1969
	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1906, 1916, 1931, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1997
Sep 1986–Aug 1989 36-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2018
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1959, 1973, 1998
Sep 1985–Aug 1989 48-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1969, 1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2019
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1956, 1976, 1999, 2004
Sep 1984–Aug 1989 60-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1970
	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1938, 1951, 1976, 1992, 2005

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings