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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 1976

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1976 1-Month	50.00°F (10.00°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-4.11°F (-2.28°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1925	1925
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1963
Sep–Oct 1976 2-Month	57.09°F (13.94°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-2.40°F (-1.33°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2015
Aug–Oct 1976 3-Month	61.61°F (16.45°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-2.08°F (-1.16°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1947
Jul–Oct 1976 4-Month	64.44°F (18.02°C)	66.18°F (18.99°C)	-1.74°F (-0.97°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
Jun–Oct 1976 5-Month	65.11°F (18.39°C)	66.64°F (19.24°C)	-1.53°F (-0.85°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
May–Oct 1976 6-Month	64.10°F (17.83°C)	65.57°F (18.65°C)	-1.47°F (-0.82°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2018
Apr–Oct 1976 7-Month	62.35°F (16.86°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-1.14°F (-0.63°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1907
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1976 8-Month	59.84°F (15.47°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.90°F (-0.50°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1906
Feb–Oct 1976 9-Month	57.59°F (14.22°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Jan–Oct 1976 10-Month	54.82°F (12.68°C)	54.98°F (12.77°C)	-0.16°F (-0.09°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1912, 1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Dec 1975–Oct 1976 11-Month	52.96°F (11.64°C)	52.97°F (11.65°C)	-0.01°F (-0.01°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1897
Nov 1975–Oct 1976 12-Month	52.09°F (11.16°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	0.07°F (0.04°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
	Ties: 1997
May 1975–Oct 1976 18-Month	56.42°F (13.57°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1925, 1926, 1978
Nov 1974–Oct 1976 24-Month	51.76°F (10.98°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.26°F (-0.14°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1908
Nov 1973–Oct 1976 36-Month	51.95°F (11.08°C)	52.01°F (11.12°C)	-0.06°F (-0.04°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1917
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
Nov 1972–Oct 1976 48-Month	51.87°F (11.04°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1918
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2018
	Ties: 1974
Nov 1971–Oct 1976 60-Month	51.88°F (11.04°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1920
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2020

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/