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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

Year: 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1961

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1961 1-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1969
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2004
	Ties: 1991
Jul–Aug 1961 2-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1969
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2004
	Ties: 1934, 1981, 2008
Jun–Aug 1961 3-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1949, 1955, 1965
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2004
	Ties: 1934
May–Aug 1961 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1965
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2004
	Ties: 1969
Apr–Aug 1961 5-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1949
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2004
	Ties: 1963, 1973
Mar–Aug 1961 6-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Aug 1961 7-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	32.6°F (0.3°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1971, 1972
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
Jan–Aug 1961 8-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1939, 2012
Dec 1960–Aug 1961 9-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1971
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1985
Nov 1960–Aug 1961 10-Month	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1948
Oct 1960–Aug 1961 11-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1971
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1948, 1960, 1985, 1992
Sep 1960–Aug 1961 12-Month	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1971
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2019
	Ties: 1936, 1948
Mar 1960–Aug 1961 18-Month	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1972
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1954, 1986
Sep 1959–Aug 1961 24-Month	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1972
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1951, 1969
Sep 1958–Aug 1961 36-Month	25.4°F (-3.7°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1973
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1952
Sep 1957–Aug 1961 48-Month	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1974
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2019
	Ties: 1947
Sep 1956–Aug 1961 60-Month	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1975
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2019
	Ties: 1932, 1938, 1948

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/