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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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City: Alamosa Colorado Springs Grand Junction Pueblo

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Grand Junction, Colorado

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1979

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1979 1-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1919
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1950
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	64.5°F (18.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1979, 2015
	Ties: 2015
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2003
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	70.1°F (21.2°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 2002
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.8°F (19.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1958
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.5°F (18.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012, 2018
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.9°F (17.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2005, 2011
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.7°F (15.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1991
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1965, 1976, 1991
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1948
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1907, 1944, 1969
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1944, 1971
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1984, 1989, 1991
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1920
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1920
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1954, 1959

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/