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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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Grand Rapids, Michigan

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1972

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1972 1-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	-3.5°F (-1.9°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1988
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1971
	Ties: 2006
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1993
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1971
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1992
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1965
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1992
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1978
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	64.9°F (18.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1992
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2021
	Ties: 1993
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1992
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 1976
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1992
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1998, 2010
	Ties: 1966, 1989, 1993
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	58.2°F (14.6°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1992
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1974, 1997
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1978
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1978, 2014
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1978, 2014
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1967, 1969
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	2014
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 1969, 1974, 1977, 1992, 2015
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1993
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2012
	Ties: 2001
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2017
	Ties: 1967, 1969, 1975, 1981
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2018
	Ties: 1969, 1970, 1971
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980, 1981
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2013
	Ties: 1968, 1970, 1997
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1982
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2002
	Ties: 1970, 1978, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/