Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2012 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 66.07 66.80 -0.73 41 88 1925 1963 2009 2011 bottom-third 1996 2 73.08 72.31 0.77 88 41 1925 1963 2009 2011 top-third 3 77.85 76.58 1.27 100 29 1912 1947 2009 2011 top-third 4 80.88 79.11 1.77 115 14 1912 2022 2010 2011 top-third 5 81.54 79.55 1.99 120 9 1912 2022 2011 1953 top-tenth 6 80.72 78.45 2.27 126 3 1907 1934 2011 1936 top-tenth 7 78.85 76.32 2.53 127 2 1907 1934 2011 1934 top-tenth 8 76.85 73.40 3.45 128 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 9 73.66 70.23 3.43 128 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 10 71.05 67.25 3.80 128 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 11 68.73 65.03 3.70 127 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 12 67.59 64.01 3.58 127 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 18 71.64 68.82 2.82 127 1 1912 2012 2011 2012 highest 24 66.18 64.00 2.18 122 5 1913 2017 2011 2000 top-tenth 36 65.69 63.98 1.71 119 7 1917 2018 2011 2007 top-tenth 48 65.33 63.97 1.36 109 16 1915 2018 2011 2008 top-third 60 65.18 63.96 1.22 106 18 1907 2016 2011 2009 top-third