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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1966 1-Month	52.83°F (11.57°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-1.28°F (-0.71°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1925
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1963
Sep–Oct 1966 2-Month	58.69°F (14.83°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-0.80°F (-0.44°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1976
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2015
Aug–Oct 1966 3-Month	62.74°F (17.08°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.95°F (-0.53°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1976
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1947
Jul–Oct 1966 4-Month	65.82°F (18.79°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1976
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1981
Jun–Oct 1966 5-Month	66.25°F (19.03°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	-0.39°F (-0.21°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
May–Oct 1966 6-Month	65.24°F (18.47°C)	65.57°F (18.65°C)	-0.33°F (-0.18°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
Apr–Oct 1966 7-Month	63.05°F (17.25°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1907
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1934, 2012
	Ties: 1913, 1984
Mar–Oct 1966 8-Month	60.55°F (15.86°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.19°F (-0.11°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1962
Feb–Oct 1966 9-Month	57.29°F (14.05°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Oct 1966 10-Month	54.20°F (12.33°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.79°F (-0.44°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1917
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
Dec 1965–Oct 1966 11-Month	52.53°F (11.41°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.43°F (-0.23°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
	Ties: 1971
Nov 1965–Oct 1966 12-Month	51.88°F (11.04°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
May 1965–Oct 1966 18-Month	56.14°F (13.41°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.40°F (-0.22°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1917
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
Nov 1964–Oct 1966 24-Month	51.52°F (10.84°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.49°F (-0.28°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1913
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
	Ties: 1900
Nov 1963–Oct 1966 36-Month	51.51°F (10.84°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1917
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1920
Nov 1962–Oct 1966 48-Month	51.79°F (10.99°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.20°F (-0.12°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1925
Nov 1961–Oct 1966 60-Month	51.73°F (10.96°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1952	1920
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/