Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 1928 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 67.39 66.80 0.59 77 52 1925 1963 1926 1927 normal 2 72.21 72.31 -0.10 55 74 1925 1963 1926 1927 normal 3 76.41 76.58 -0.17 61 68 1912 1947 1927 1924 normal 4 78.85 79.11 -0.26 53 76 1912 2022 1927 1924 normal 1970 5 78.67 79.55 -0.88 24 105 1912 2022 1923 1927 bottom-third 6 78.07 78.45 -0.38 45 84 1907 1934 1927 1926 normal 7 75.56 76.32 -0.76 26 103 1907 1934 1923 1927 bottom-third 1909 8 72.97 73.40 -0.43 35 94 1912 2012 1927 1926 bottom-third 1898,1941 9 69.90 70.23 -0.33 43 86 1912 2012 1924 1927 bottom-third 1908 10 67.19 67.25 -0.06 56 73 1912 2012 1924 1927 normal 11 64.59 65.03 -0.44 30 98 1912 2012 1924 1927 bottom-third 12 63.79 64.01 -0.22 46 82 1912 2012 1927 1927 normal 1927,2019 18 68.44 68.82 -0.38 37 91 1912 2012 1924 1927 bottom-third 24 63.79 64.00 -0.21 44 83 1913 2017 1924 1927 normal 36 63.86 63.98 -0.12 47 79 1917 2018 1925 1927 normal 1958,1959,1981 48 64.02 63.97 0.05 60 65 1915 2018 1927 1924 normal 60 63.92 63.96 -0.04 55 69 1907 2016 1927 1925 normal