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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1951

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1951 1-Month	54.00°F (12.22°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1925
October 1951 1-Month	54.00°F (12.22°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.11°F (-0.06°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1963
Sep–Oct 1951 2-Month	59.05°F (15.03°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1976
	59.05°F (15.03°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2015
	Ties: 1918
Aug–Oct 1951 3-Month	63.33°F (17.41°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1976
Aug–Oct 1951 3-Month	63.33°F (17.41°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.36°F (-0.20°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	1947
Jul–Oct 1951 4-Month	65.92°F (18.84°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1976
	65.92°F (18.84°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2022
	Ties: 1932
Jun–Oct 1951 5-Month	66.06°F (18.92°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912
	66.06°F (18.92°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.57°F (-0.32°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2021
	Ties: 1906
May–Oct 1951 6-Month	65.18°F (18.43°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
May–Oct 1951 6-Month	65.18°F (18.43°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
Apr–Oct 1951 7-Month	62.97°F (17.21°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.52°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1907
Apr–Oct 1951 7-Month	62.97°F (17.21°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.52°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1951 8-Month	59.92°F (15.51°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Mar–Oct 1951 8-Month	59.92°F (15.51°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Feb–Oct 1951 9-Month	57.10°F (13.94°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Feb–Oct 1951 9-Month	57.10°F (13.94°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.65°F (-0.37°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Jan–Oct 1951 10-Month	54.41°F (12.45°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1951 10-Month	54.41°F (12.45°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
Dec 1950–Oct 1951 11-Month	52.46°F (11.37°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	52.46°F (11.37°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.50°F (-0.27°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1918
Nov 1950–Oct 1951 12-Month	51.48°F (10.82°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
	51.48°F (10.82°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1902
May 1950–Oct 1951 18-Month	55.96°F (13.31°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1917
	55.96°F (13.31°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.58°F (-0.32°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
	Ties: 1915
Nov 1949–Oct 1951 24-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
Nov 1949–Oct 1951 24-Month	51.64°F (10.91°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
Nov 1948–Oct 1951 36-Month	51.65°F (10.92°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	51.65°F (10.92°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018
	Ties: 1925
Nov 1947–Oct 1951 48-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
	Ties: 1970
Nov 1946–Oct 1951 60-Month	51.75°F (10.97°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1921	1920
	51.75°F (10.97°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.23°F (-0.13°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2020
	Ties: 1965

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings