Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, October 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 2012 1-Month |
53.89°F (12.16°C) | 54.11°F (12.28°C) |
-0.22°F (-0.12°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1925 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1974 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month |
60.10°F (15.61°C) | 59.49°F (15.27°C) |
0.61°F (0.34°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1976 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2020 | ||||||
|
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month |
64.67°F (18.15°C) | 63.69°F (17.61°C) |
0.98°F (0.54°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1976 |
| 29th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month |
67.69°F (19.83°C) | 66.17°F (18.98°C) |
1.52°F (0.85°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1976 |
| 14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month |
68.26°F (20.14°C) | 66.63°F (19.24°C) |
1.63°F (0.90°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1912 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2012 6-Month |
67.46°F (19.70°C) | 65.56°F (18.64°C) |
1.90°F (1.06°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month |
65.63°F (18.68°C) | 63.49°F (17.49°C) |
2.14°F (1.19°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1907 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest since: 1934 | 1934, 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month |
63.73°F (17.63°C) | 60.74°F (15.97°C) |
2.99°F (1.66°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month |
60.82°F (16.01°C) | 57.75°F (14.31°C) |
3.07°F (1.70°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month |
58.35°F (14.64°C) | 54.99°F (12.77°C) |
3.36°F (1.87°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1912, 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month |
56.26°F (13.48°C) | 52.96°F (11.64°C) |
3.30°F (1.84°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month |
55.22°F (12.90°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
3.19°F (1.77°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month |
59.11°F (15.06°C) | 56.54°F (13.63°C) |
2.57°F (1.43°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month |
54.02°F (12.23°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.00°F (1.11°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1913 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2000 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month |
53.69°F (12.05°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
1.69°F (0.94°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month |
53.37°F (11.87°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.38°F (0.76°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1918 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2008 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month |
53.18°F (11.77°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
1.20°F (0.67°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1920 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2009 | 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 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/