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.
Minimum 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 |
58.62°F (14.79°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.24°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1950 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 1983 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1953 2-Month |
59.74°F (15.41°C) | 59.79°F (15.44°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1950 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1953 3-Month |
58.82°F (14.90°C) | 58.40°F (14.67°C) |
0.42°F (0.23°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1915 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1932 | ||||||
May–Aug 1953 4-Month |
55.86°F (13.26°C) | 55.66°F (13.14°C) |
0.20°F (0.12°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1907 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1953 5-Month |
52.04°F (11.13°C) | 52.25°F (11.25°C) |
-0.21°F (-0.12°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1907 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1952 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1956 | ||||||
Mar–Aug 1953 6-Month |
48.73°F (9.29°C) | 48.55°F (9.19°C) |
0.18°F (0.10°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1919 | ||||||
Feb–Aug 1953 7-Month |
45.27°F (7.37°C) | 44.87°F (7.15°C) |
0.40°F (0.22°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1953 8-Month |
42.86°F (6.03°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
1.13°F (0.62°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 1952–Aug 1953 9-Month |
40.78°F (4.88°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
1.17°F (0.65°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1952–Aug 1953 10-Month |
39.54°F (4.19°C) | 38.72°F (3.73°C) |
0.82°F (0.46°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1952–Aug 1953 11-Month |
39.33°F (4.07°C) | 38.97°F (3.87°C) |
0.36°F (0.20°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1958 | ||||||
Sep 1952–Aug 1953 12-Month |
40.33°F (4.63°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.29°F (0.16°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1939 | ||||||
Mar 1952–Aug 1953 18-Month |
43.04°F (6.13°C) | 42.88°F (6.04°C) |
0.16°F (0.09°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1917 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1942 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1951–Aug 1953 24-Month |
40.09°F (4.49°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.05°F (0.02°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1994 | ||||||
Sep 1950–Aug 1953 36-Month |
39.89°F (4.38°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.13°F (-0.08°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1948 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Sep 1949–Aug 1953 48-Month |
39.72°F (4.29°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1963 | ||||||
Sep 1948–Aug 1953 60-Month |
39.71°F (4.28°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1920 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1965 |
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/