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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Washington

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	65.4°F (18.6°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1899
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 2009
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1954, 1993
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1960
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1954
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1974, 2012
May–Aug 1972 4-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1899
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1958, 2015
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1899
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1955
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1898, 2012
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1955
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1984, 2019
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1950
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1908, 1912, 1923, 1959, 1982
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1950
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1984
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1912, 1980, 1986
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1911, 1912, 1960, 1975, 1986
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1943, 1952, 1986
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1912, 1933, 1936, 1957
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1917
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1904, 1916, 1918, 1985
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1950
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1955, 1964, 1976, 1980
Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1909, 1931, 1933, 1955, 1974
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1920, 1952
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1904, 1909, 1925, 1930, 1959, 1966, 1974, 1979

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/