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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1959
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1959 1-Month |
60.33°F (15.74°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
1.27°F (0.71°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1950 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1959 2-Month |
60.22°F (15.68°C) | 59.80°F (15.44°C) |
0.42°F (0.24°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1950 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1959 3-Month |
59.11°F (15.06°C) | 58.40°F (14.67°C) |
0.71°F (0.39°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1915 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2021 | ||||
May–Aug 1959 4-Month |
56.48°F (13.60°C) | 55.67°F (13.15°C) |
0.81°F (0.45°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1907 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1937 | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Aug 1959 5-Month |
52.92°F (11.62°C) | 52.26°F (11.26°C) |
0.66°F (0.36°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1907 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1941 | 2012 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1959 6-Month |
48.95°F (9.42°C) | 48.54°F (9.19°C) |
0.41°F (0.23°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1959 7-Month |
45.06°F (7.26°C) | 44.87°F (7.15°C) |
0.19°F (0.11°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1917 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1959 8-Month |
41.75°F (5.42°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
0.02°F (0.01°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 2008 | ||||||
Dec 1958–Aug 1959 9-Month |
39.45°F (4.14°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
-0.16°F (-0.09°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Nov 1958–Aug 1959 10-Month |
38.65°F (3.69°C) | 38.72°F (3.73°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1958–Aug 1959 11-Month |
38.92°F (3.84°C) | 38.97°F (3.87°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1958–Aug 1959 12-Month |
40.08°F (4.49°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.04°F (0.02°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1973 | ||||||
Mar 1958–Aug 1959 18-Month |
42.90°F (6.06°C) | 42.87°F (6.04°C) |
0.03°F (0.02°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1956 | 1917 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1985 | ||||||
Sep 1957–Aug 1959 24-Month |
40.19°F (4.55°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
0.15°F (0.08°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1957 | 1918 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1956–Aug 1959 36-Month |
40.27°F (4.59°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.25°F (0.13°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1918 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1955–Aug 1959 48-Month |
40.04°F (4.47°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.03°F (0.02°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1953 | 1918 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1954–Aug 1959 60-Month |
40.06°F (4.48°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.06°F (0.04°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1954 | 1920 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/