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 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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August 1987 1-Month |
59.14°F (15.08°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
0.08°F (0.05°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1950 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 1987 2-Month |
59.92°F (15.51°C) | 59.80°F (15.44°C) |
0.12°F (0.07°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1950 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1952, 1966, 1997 | ||||||
Jun–Aug 1987 3-Month |
59.02°F (15.01°C) | 58.41°F (14.67°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1915 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
May–Aug 1987 4-Month |
56.90°F (13.83°C) | 55.67°F (13.15°C) |
1.23°F (0.68°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2019 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1987 5-Month |
53.39°F (11.88°C) | 52.25°F (11.25°C) |
1.14°F (0.63°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1981 | 2012 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1987 6-Month |
49.70°F (9.83°C) | 48.54°F (9.19°C) |
1.16°F (0.64°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1987 7-Month |
46.48°F (8.04°C) | 44.87°F (7.15°C) |
1.61°F (0.89°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2015 | ||||||
Jan–Aug 1987 8-Month |
43.34°F (6.30°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
1.61°F (0.89°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1917 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2007 | ||||||
Dec 1986–Aug 1987 9-Month |
41.32°F (5.18°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
1.71°F (0.95°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1921 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1986–Aug 1987 10-Month |
40.33°F (4.63°C) | 38.72°F (3.73°C) |
1.61°F (0.90°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Oct 1986–Aug 1987 11-Month |
40.52°F (4.73°C) | 38.96°F (3.87°C) |
1.56°F (0.86°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1986–Aug 1987 12-Month |
41.55°F (5.31°C) | 40.05°F (4.47°C) |
1.50°F (0.84°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1934 | ||||||
Mar 1986–Aug 1987 18-Month |
44.36°F (6.87°C) | 42.87°F (6.04°C) |
1.49°F (0.83°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
15th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Sep 1985–Aug 1987 24-Month |
41.24°F (5.13°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
1.20°F (0.66°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
18th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1984–Aug 1987 36-Month |
40.86°F (4.92°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
0.84°F (0.46°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
25th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Sep 1983–Aug 1987 48-Month |
40.67°F (4.82°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
0.66°F (0.37°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1935 | 2018 | ||||
Sep 1982–Aug 1987 60-Month |
40.76°F (4.87°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
0.76°F (0.43°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1920 |
29th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/