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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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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1974 1-Month	53.89°F (12.16°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-0.22°F (-0.12°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1925
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1963
	Ties: 1937, 2012
Sep–Oct 1974 2-Month	58.10°F (14.50°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-1.39°F (-0.77°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1976
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2015
Aug–Oct 1974 3-Month	62.17°F (16.76°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-1.52°F (-0.85°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1947
Jul–Oct 1974 4-Month	65.15°F (18.42°C)	66.18°F (18.99°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1972
Jun–Oct 1974 5-Month	65.81°F (18.78°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.82°F (-0.46°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1912
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2021
May–Oct 1974 6-Month	64.91°F (18.28°C)	65.57°F (18.65°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
Apr–Oct 1974 7-Month	63.00°F (17.22°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.49°F (-0.27°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1974 8-Month	60.67°F (15.93°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.07°F (-0.04°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 1942, 2009
Feb–Oct 1974 9-Month	57.79°F (14.33°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
Jan–Oct 1974 10-Month	55.11°F (12.84°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	0.13°F (0.07°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1912, 1917
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Dec 1973–Oct 1974 11-Month	53.17°F (11.76°C)	52.97°F (11.65°C)	0.20°F (0.11°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1989
Nov 1973–Oct 1974 12-Month	52.31°F (11.28°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
May 1973–Oct 1974 18-Month	56.79°F (13.77°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
Nov 1972–Oct 1974 24-Month	51.97°F (11.09°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.05°F (-0.03°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1913
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2017
Nov 1971–Oct 1974 36-Month	51.96°F (11.09°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1958, 1985
Nov 1970–Oct 1974 48-Month	51.87°F (11.04°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1976
Nov 1969–Oct 1974 60-Month	51.82°F (11.01°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1920
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1927, 1967

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/