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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1961 1-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	4.6°F (2.6°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
August 1961 1-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	4.6°F (2.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
Jul–Aug 1961 2-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1954, 1993
Jul–Aug 1961 2-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2022
Jun–Aug 1961 3-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1954
Jun–Aug 1961 3-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
May–Aug 1961 4-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
May–Aug 1961 4-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	1958, 2015
Apr–Aug 1961 5-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1940, 1994
Mar–Aug 1961 6-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1955
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1987
Feb–Aug 1961 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1955
Feb–Aug 1961 7-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Jan–Aug 1961 8-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1950
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1994, 2003
Dec 1960–Aug 1961 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1950
Dec 1960–Aug 1961 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Nov 1960–Aug 1961 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1994, 2004
Oct 1960–Aug 1961 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
Oct 1960–Aug 1961 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
Sep 1960–Aug 1961 12-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2015
	Ties: 2013
Mar 1960–Aug 1961 18-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1935, 1968
Sep 1959–Aug 1961 24-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1901
Sep 1958–Aug 1961 36-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1950
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1925, 1939, 1947, 1963, 1978, 2009
Sep 1957–Aug 1961 48-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1991, 1998, 2003
Sep 1956–Aug 1961 60-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1920, 1952
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1927, 1938, 1945, 1962, 1967, 1997, 2010, 2013

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 3, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings