Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Washington

Average Temperature Rankings, August 2012

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 2012 1-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1899
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2004	2022
	Ties: 1897, 2013
Jul–Aug 2012 2-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1954, 1993
	65.7°F (18.7°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2022
	Ties: 1941, 1996, 2007
Jun–Aug 2012 3-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1954
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1972, 1974
May–Aug 2012 4-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1899
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	1958, 2015
	Ties: 1978
Apr–Aug 2012 5-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1899
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1922, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1970, 1988, 2002
Mar–Aug 2012 6-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1955
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 2009	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1972
Feb–Aug 2012 7-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1955
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1946, 1963
Jan–Aug 2012 8-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1950
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1945, 1946, 1953, 1991, 2002
Dec 2011–Aug 2012 9-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1950
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1946
Nov 2011–Aug 2012 10-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1945, 1946, 1953
Oct 2011–Aug 2012 11-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	45.1°F (7.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1935
Sep 2011–Aug 2012 12-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1915
Mar 2011–Aug 2012 18-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 1944, 1973
Sep 2010–Aug 2012 24-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1975
Sep 2009–Aug 2012 36-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1950
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1934, 1970, 1984, 2010
Sep 2008–Aug 2012 48-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1950, 1951, 1952, 1957
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1937, 1964, 1988
Sep 2007–Aug 2012 60-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1920, 1952
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1929, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1988

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings