Contiguous U.S., Average Temperature Rankings, October 2018
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
53.71
54.11
-0.40
42
87
1925
1963
2013
2017
bottom-third
2
60.62
59.49
1.13
101
28
1976
2015
2013
2017
top-third
3
64.92
63.69
1.23
108
21
1976
1947
2017
2016
top-third
4
67.55
66.17
1.38
110
19
1976
2022
2017
2016
top-third
5
68.35
66.63
1.72
119
10
1912
2021
2017
2016
top-tenth
1998
6
67.88
65.56
2.32
128
1
1917
2018
2017
2018
highest
7
65.19
63.49
1.70
122
7
1907
1934,2012
2017
2016
top-tenth
8
62.38
60.74
1.64
119
10
1917
2012
2014
2017
top-tenth
9
59.39
57.75
1.64
117
12
1917
2012
2014
2017
top-tenth
10
56.67
54.99
1.68
117
12
1912,1917
2012
2014
2017
top-tenth
11
54.64
52.96
1.68
115
13
1917
2012
2014
2017
top-tenth
1921,2005
12
53.84
52.03
1.81
117
11
1917
2012
2015
2017
top-tenth
18
58.15
56.54
1.61
118
10
1917
2016
2015
2017
top-tenth
24
54.26
52.02
2.24
123
4
1913
2017
2015
2017
top-tenth
36
54.54
52.00
2.54
125
1
1917
2018
2017
2018
highest
48
54.36
51.99
2.37
124
1
1918
2018
2017
2018
highest
60
53.94
51.98
1.96
121
3
1920
2020
2017
2018
top-tenth