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Washington

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1996 1-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1899
August 1996 1-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2022
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1954, 1993
	65.7°F (18.7°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2022
	Ties: 1941, 2007, 2012
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1954
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	61.8°F (16.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1979
May–Aug 1996 4-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1899
	59.2°F (15.1°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1958, 2015
	Ties: 1929, 1949, 1952, 1983, 1988, 1989
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1899
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2015
	Ties: 1904
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1955
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1949, 1973, 1989, 1995
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1955
	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1965, 1985
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1950
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1950
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1963, 2001
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1942
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1999, 2009
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1925, 1931, 1970, 2010, 2017
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1945, 1953, 1970, 2000
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1917
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1925, 1927, 1981, 1982
Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1950
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016
	Ties: 1968, 1990, 2014, 2020
Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1969, 1983, 1989, 2013
Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1920, 1952
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1998, 2004

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings