Contiguous U.S., Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1973
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
43.30
41.41
1.89
110
19
1917
1947
1972
1971
top-third
1983,2005
2
47.88
46.66
1.22
106
23
1917
2015
1972
1963
top-third
3
51.74
50.79
0.95
103
26
1917
2016
1972
1963
top-third
4
53.88
53.23
0.65
91
38
1976
2021
1972
1963
top-third
5
54.32
53.71
0.61
90
39
1917
2021
1972
1963
top-third
6
52.98
52.66
0.32
76
53
1917
2018
1972
1963
normal
7
50.75
50.65
0.10
61
68
1917
2015
1972
1969
normal
8
48.70
48.07
0.63
92
37
1917
2016
1972
1963
top-third
9
45.86
45.27
0.59
85
44
1917
2016
1972
1963
normal
10
43.26
42.71
0.55
87
42
1917
2016
1972
1954
top-third
11
41.17
40.89
0.28
74
54
1917
2016
1972
1958
normal
12
40.28
40.04
0.24
74
54
1917
2016
1972
1958
normal
18
44.33
44.25
0.08
62
66
1917
2016
1972
1963
normal
24
40.17
40.04
0.13
66
61
1917,1918
2017
1972
1959
normal
36
39.99
40.02
-0.03
56
70
1918
2017
1972
1960
normal
1911
48
39.91
40.01
-0.10
47
78
1918
2018
1972
1961
normal
1945
60
39.84
40.00
-0.16
38
86
1920
2020
1972
1963
bottom-third
1910,1978