Contiguous U.S., Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2013 1901-2000 Degrees Fahrenheit 1 65.32 66.80 -1.48 30 99 1925 1963 2009 2012 bottom-third 2 72.25 72.31 -0.06 58 71 1925 1963 2009 2012 normal 3 76.63 76.58 0.05 70 59 1912 1947 2009 2012 normal 4 79.08 79.11 -0.03 66 63 1912 2022 2009 2012 normal 5 79.86 79.55 0.31 72 57 1912 1931,2022 2009 2012 normal 1987,1991 6 78.81 78.45 0.36 78 51 1907 1934 2009 2012 normal 1918,1991 7 76.41 76.32 0.09 64 65 1907 1934 2009 2012 normal 8 73.45 73.40 0.05 62 67 1912 2012 2009 2012 normal 9 70.34 70.23 0.11 69 60 1912 2012 2009 2012 normal 1961,1980 10 67.58 67.25 0.33 76 53 1912 2012 2009 2012 normal 11 65.60 65.03 0.57 90 38 1912 2012 2010 2012 top-third 1930,1946 12 64.79 64.01 0.78 98 30 1912 2012 2011 2012 top-third 18 70.10 68.82 1.28 113 15 1912 2012 2011 2012 top-third 24 66.19 64.00 2.19 123 4 1913 2017 2012 2000 top-tenth 36 65.72 63.98 1.74 120 6 1917 2018 2012 2007 top-tenth 48 65.47 63.97 1.50 115 10 1915 2018 2012 2008 top-tenth 60 65.23 63.96 1.27 108 16 1907 2016 2012 2009 top-third