Contiguous U.S., Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1972
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
41.14
41.41
-0.27
44
85
1917
1947
1970
1971
normal
1945,1982
2
46.69
46.66
0.03
61
68
1917
2015
1970
1971
normal
3
50.77
50.79
-0.02
57
72
1917
2016
1970
1971
normal
4
52.93
53.23
-0.30
42
87
1976
2021
1968
1971
bottom-third
5
53.41
53.71
-0.30
36
93
1917
2021
1968
1971
bottom-third
6
52.44
52.66
-0.22
43
86
1917
2018
1968
1971
bottom-third
7
50.40
50.65
-0.25
36
93
1917
2015
1971
1970
bottom-third
8
48.03
48.07
-0.04
50
79
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
1927,1984
9
45.11
45.27
-0.16
49
80
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
10
42.49
42.71
-0.22
44
85
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
11
40.88
40.89
-0.01
54
74
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
12
40.06
40.04
0.02
59
69
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
1922,1959
18
44.24
44.25
-0.01
56
72
1917
2016
1971
1963
normal
24
39.84
40.04
-0.20
45
82
1917,1918
2017
1971
1963
normal
36
39.78
40.02
-0.24
37
89
1918
2017
1971
1963
bottom-third
48
39.73
40.01
-0.28
32
93
1918
2018
1971
1963
bottom-third
1953,1978
60
39.70
40.00
-0.30
28
96
1920
2020
1971
1963
bottom-third
1904