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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1972 1-Month	79.4°F (26.3°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1971
	79.4°F (26.3°C)	81.9°F (27.7°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2011
	Ties: 1961
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month	79.7°F (26.5°C)	82.1°F (27.8°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1976
	79.7°F (26.5°C)	82.1°F (27.8°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1971, 1975
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month	79.5°F (26.4°C)	81.3°F (27.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1976
	79.5°F (26.4°C)	81.3°F (27.4°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1904, 1906, 2004
May–Aug 1972 4-Month	77.4°F (25.2°C)	79.1°F (26.2°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1976
	77.4°F (25.2°C)	79.1°F (26.2°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2011
	Ties: 1895, 1975
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month	75.7°F (24.3°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
	75.7°F (24.3°C)	76.2°F (24.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2011
	Ties: 1905, 1908, 1921, 1928, 1959, 1993, 1995, 2021
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month	73.2°F (22.9°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915, 1931
	73.2°F (22.9°C)	72.9°F (22.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2011
	Ties: 1907, 1921, 1922, 1937, 1989, 2013
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	69.5°F (20.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2011
	Ties: 1897, 1904, 1908, 1921, 1932, 1945, 1952, 1980, 2002
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	67.1°F (19.5°C)	66.5°F (19.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1932, 1951, 1955, 1980, 1994
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	65.3°F (18.5°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2011
	Ties: 1921, 1939, 1957, 2002
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1950, 1952, 1956
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1909, 1922, 1938, 1953, 1956, 1996
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1973
	65.4°F (18.6°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1923, 1943, 1950, 1963
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1927, 1950, 1990, 2015
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913, 1915, 1920
	65.0°F (18.3°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012, 2017
	Ties: 1946
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018
	Ties: 1898, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1966
Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	64.5°F (18.1°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2018, 2019, 2020
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1947, 1983, 1988
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.6°F (18.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1900, 1921, 1963, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1983

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 30, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings