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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1918

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1918 1-Month	56.17°F (13.43°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	2.06°F (1.15°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1925
October 1918 1-Month	56.17°F (13.43°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	2.06°F (1.15°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1900	1963
Sep–Oct 1918 2-Month	59.04°F (15.02°C)	59.48°F (15.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	59.04°F (15.02°C)	59.48°F (15.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.25°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1959
Aug–Oct 1918 3-Month	63.53°F (17.52°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
Aug–Oct 1918 3-Month	63.53°F (17.52°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1947
Jul–Oct 1918 4-Month	65.76°F (18.76°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
	65.76°F (18.76°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2022
	Ties: 1984
Jun–Oct 1918 5-Month	66.84°F (19.36°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	0.20°F (0.12°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Jun–Oct 1918 5-Month	66.84°F (19.36°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	0.20°F (0.12°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2021
May–Oct 1918 6-Month	65.83°F (18.79°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
May–Oct 1918 6-Month	65.83°F (18.79°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2018
Apr–Oct 1918 7-Month	63.43°F (17.46°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
	63.43°F (17.46°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.06°F (-0.03°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1926, 1942
Mar–Oct 1918 8-Month	61.22°F (16.23°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Mar–Oct 1918 8-Month	61.22°F (16.23°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	0.48°F (0.26°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Feb–Oct 1918 9-Month	58.18°F (14.54°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.43°F (0.23°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Feb–Oct 1918 9-Month	58.18°F (14.54°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.43°F (0.23°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1910	2012
Jan–Oct 1918 10-Month	54.74°F (12.63°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1918 10-Month	54.74°F (12.63°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	-0.24°F (-0.14°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
Dec 1917–Oct 1918 11-Month	52.46°F (11.37°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	52.46°F (11.37°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
	Ties: 1951
Nov 1917–Oct 1918 12-Month	51.72°F (10.96°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov 1917–Oct 1918 12-Month	51.72°F (10.96°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1914	2012
May 1917–Oct 1918 18-Month	55.71°F (13.17°C)	56.53°F (13.63°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	55.71°F (13.17°C)	56.53°F (13.63°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2016
	Ties: 1969
Nov 1916–Oct 1918 24-Month	50.72°F (10.40°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1913
Nov 1916–Oct 1918 24-Month	50.72°F (10.40°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-1.29°F (-0.72°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2017
Nov 1915–Oct 1918 36-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2018
	Ties: 1905
Nov 1914–Oct 1918 48-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1918
Nov 1914–Oct 1918 48-Month	50.96°F (10.53°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-1.04°F (-0.58°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1917	2018
Nov 1913–Oct 1918 60-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1920
Nov 1913–Oct 1918 60-Month	51.27°F (10.71°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1915	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings