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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1943

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1943 1-Month	53.69°F (12.05°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1925
October 1943 1-Month	53.69°F (12.05°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	1963
Sep–Oct 1943 2-Month	59.01°F (15.01°C)	59.48°F (15.27°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1976
Sep–Oct 1943 2-Month	59.01°F (15.01°C)	59.48°F (15.27°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2015
Aug–Oct 1943 3-Month	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1976
	63.82°F (17.68°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1947
	Ties: 2008
Jul–Oct 1943 4-Month	66.43°F (19.13°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1976
	66.43°F (19.13°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	0.26°F (0.15°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2022
	Ties: 2006
Jun–Oct 1943 5-Month	66.90°F (19.39°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912
Jun–Oct 1943 5-Month	66.90°F (19.39°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2021
May–Oct 1943 6-Month	65.70°F (18.72°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	65.70°F (18.72°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1919
Apr–Oct 1943 7-Month	63.87°F (17.71°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1907
	63.87°F (17.71°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	0.38°F (0.22°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1914, 1949
Mar–Oct 1943 8-Month	60.70°F (15.94°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	60.70°F (15.94°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.04°F (-0.03°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Oct 1943 9-Month	57.99°F (14.44°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
	57.99°F (14.44°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.24°F (0.13°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
	Ties: 1952
Jan–Oct 1943 10-Month	55.13°F (12.85°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1943 10-Month	55.13°F (12.85°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	0.14°F (0.08°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Dec 1942–Oct 1943 11-Month	53.11°F (11.73°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Dec 1942–Oct 1943 11-Month	53.11°F (11.73°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	0.15°F (0.09°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
Nov 1942–Oct 1943 12-Month	52.29°F (11.27°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1942	1917
Nov 1942–Oct 1943 12-Month	52.29°F (11.27°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2012
May 1942–Oct 1943 18-Month	56.58°F (13.66°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1917
May 1942–Oct 1943 18-Month	56.58°F (13.66°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.04°F (0.03°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
Nov 1941–Oct 1943 24-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
Nov 1941–Oct 1943 24-Month	52.18°F (11.21°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.16°F (0.09°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
Nov 1940–Oct 1943 36-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1938	1917
Nov 1940–Oct 1943 36-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	0.23°F (0.13°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
Nov 1939–Oct 1943 48-Month	52.25°F (11.25°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1932	1918
Nov 1939–Oct 1943 48-Month	52.25°F (11.25°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	0.26°F (0.14°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2018
Nov 1938–Oct 1943 60-Month	52.35°F (11.31°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1920
Nov 1938–Oct 1943 60-Month	52.35°F (11.31°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	0.37°F (0.21°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings