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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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Connecticut

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	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1903
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2022
	Ties: 1925
Jul–Aug 1972 2-Month	69.7°F (20.9°C)	69.6°F (20.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1903
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
Jun–Aug 1972 3-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	68.2°F (20.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1903
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1950
May–Aug 1972 4-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1927
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1919, 1961
Apr–Aug 1972 5-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
	Ties: 1909, 1915
Mar–Aug 1972 6-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2010
Feb–Aug 1972 7-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1901
Jan–Aug 1972 8-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1970
Dec 1971–Aug 1972 9-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1922
Nov 1971–Aug 1972 10-Month	46.0°F (7.8°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1935, 1962, 1965
Oct 1971–Aug 1972 11-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1904, 1905
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1950, 2014
Sep 1971–Aug 1972 12-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905, 1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1989, 1992
Mar 1971–Aug 1972 18-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
Sep 1970–Aug 1972 24-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1946, 1948, 1961, 1977
Sep 1969–Aug 1972 36-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1905
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2018
	Ties: 1922, 1935, 1958, 1966
Sep 1968–Aug 1972 48-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1946, 1959, 1978
Sep 1967–Aug 1972 60-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907, 1908
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2020
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1963, 1964, 1981, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/