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 September 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2017 1-Month |
72.01°F (22.23°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
-0.09°F (-0.05°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1927 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 2017 2-Month |
73.85°F (23.25°C) | 72.85°F (22.69°C) |
1.00°F (0.56°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1992 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2017 3-Month |
72.69°F (22.61°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
1.29°F (0.72°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1915 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1936 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2017 4-Month |
69.66°F (20.92°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
1.06°F (0.59°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2017 5-Month |
66.49°F (19.16°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
1.40°F (0.78°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2017 6-Month |
63.10°F (17.28°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
1.94°F (1.08°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2017 7-Month |
59.97°F (15.54°C) | 57.26°F (14.03°C) |
2.71°F (1.51°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2017 8-Month |
56.67°F (13.71°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
2.81°F (1.57°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Aug 2017 9-Month |
54.03°F (12.24°C) | 51.51°F (10.84°C) |
2.52°F (1.40°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Aug 2017 10-Month |
53.43°F (11.91°C) | 50.54°F (10.30°C) |
2.89°F (1.61°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Aug 2017 11-Month |
53.82°F (12.12°C) | 50.87°F (10.48°C) |
2.95°F (1.64°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2017 12-Month |
54.92°F (12.73°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.90°F (1.61°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 2016–Aug 2017 18-Month |
57.81°F (14.34°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
2.74°F (1.52°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2017 24-Month |
55.06°F (12.81°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
3.04°F (1.69°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2017 36-Month |
54.56°F (12.53°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.56°F (1.42°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2017 48-Month |
53.93°F (12.18°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.94°F (1.07°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1920 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2017 60-Month |
53.75°F (12.08°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.76°F (0.97°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1920 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 24, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/