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.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, August 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1953 1-Month |
85.59°F (29.77°C) | 85.14°F (29.52°C) |
0.45°F (0.25°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1927 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month |
86.52°F (30.29°C) | 85.90°F (29.94°C) |
0.62°F (0.35°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1992 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1936 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month |
85.47°F (29.71°C) | 84.38°F (29.10°C) |
1.09°F (0.61°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1915 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1936 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
May–Aug 1953 4-Month |
81.94°F (27.74°C) | 81.53°F (27.52°C) |
0.41°F (0.22°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1915 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1934 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month |
77.71°F (25.39°C) | 77.92°F (25.51°C) |
-0.21°F (-0.12°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1907 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1934 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month |
73.98°F (23.32°C) | 73.77°F (23.21°C) |
0.21°F (0.11°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1912 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month |
70.16°F (21.20°C) | 69.64°F (20.91°C) |
0.52°F (0.29°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month |
67.24°F (19.58°C) | 65.99°F (18.88°C) |
1.25°F (0.70°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1998 | ||||||
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month |
64.52°F (18.07°C) | 63.41°F (17.45°C) |
1.11°F (0.62°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1979 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month |
63.22°F (17.34°C) | 62.35°F (16.86°C) |
0.87°F (0.48°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month |
63.71°F (17.62°C) | 62.75°F (17.08°C) |
0.96°F (0.54°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month |
65.10°F (18.39°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.10°F (0.61°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1912 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month |
68.10°F (20.06°C) | 67.26°F (19.59°C) |
0.84°F (0.47°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1899 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1940 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month |
64.50°F (18.06°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
0.51°F (0.29°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1913 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1940 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month |
64.31°F (17.95°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
0.33°F (0.18°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1905 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month |
64.20°F (17.89°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1915 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1938 | ||||||
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month |
64.14°F (17.86°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1907 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1947 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 19, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/