Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1996
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1996 1-Month |
72.43°F (22.46°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
0.33°F (0.18°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1927 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 1983 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1996 2-Month |
73.03°F (22.79°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
0.17°F (0.09°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1992 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1981 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1996 3-Month |
71.98°F (22.21°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1915 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1922 | ||||||
May–Aug 1996 4-Month |
69.23°F (20.68°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
0.63°F (0.35°C) | 88th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1907 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1996 5-Month |
65.51°F (18.62°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
0.42°F (0.24°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1907 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1994 | 2012 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1996 6-Month |
61.10°F (16.17°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
-0.06°F (-0.03°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1996 7-Month |
57.47°F (14.15°C) | 57.26°F (14.03°C) |
0.21°F (0.12°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2008 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1996 8-Month |
54.00°F (12.22°C) | 53.87°F (12.15°C) |
0.13°F (0.07°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1912 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1995–Aug 1996 9-Month |
51.71°F (10.95°C) | 51.52°F (10.84°C) |
0.19°F (0.11°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1917 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1914 | ||||||
Nov 1995–Aug 1996 10-Month |
50.74°F (10.41°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
0.21°F (0.12°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1912 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1955 | ||||||
Oct 1995–Aug 1996 11-Month |
51.08°F (10.60°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
0.22°F (0.12°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1993 | 1912 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942 | ||||||
Sep 1995–Aug 1996 12-Month |
52.21°F (11.23°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.19°F (0.11°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1995–Aug 1996 18-Month |
55.19°F (12.88°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
0.12°F (0.06°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1994 | 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Sep 1994–Aug 1996 24-Month |
52.60°F (11.44°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1918 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1992 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1990 | ||||||
Sep 1993–Aug 1996 36-Month |
52.44°F (11.36°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
0.44°F (0.25°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1993 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Sep 1992–Aug 1996 48-Month |
52.17°F (11.21°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1991–Aug 1996 60-Month |
52.32°F (11.29°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
0.34°F (0.19°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1920 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1987 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/