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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1978 1-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1899
	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1905, 1949
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1954
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1913, 1973
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1954
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1927
May–Aug 1978 4-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1899
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1958, 2015
	Ties: 1949, 1989, 2012
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1899
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1945, 1971
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1955
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1942, 1967, 1969, 1988, 1997, 2000
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1955
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1970, 1988
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1906
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1938
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1968, 1995, 2010, 2017
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1939
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1991
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1983, 1989, 1993
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1919
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1925, 1939, 1947, 1961, 1963, 1970, 2009
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1908, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1966, 1977, 1981, 1982
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1952
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1929, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1965, 1982, 1988, 2012

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings