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