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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1978

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1978 1-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1988
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2007
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	64.8°F (18.2°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1967
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2019
	Ties: 1992
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2007
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	72.5°F (22.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2007
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	73.2°F (22.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1988
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	70.2°F (21.2°C)	72.3°F (22.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1961, 1969
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1958, 1976
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1979
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1967
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	63.0°F (17.2°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1958
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1963
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1967
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1968
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1964
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1968
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1969
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1961, 1981, 1983
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1969, 1970
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1973
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1970
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1974

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/