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Contiguous U.S.

Average Temperature Rankings, October 2016

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
October 2016
1-Month 		57.72°F
(14.29°C)		 54.11°F
(12.28°C)		 3.61°F
(2.01°C)		 126th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1925
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 1963
Sep–Oct 2016
2-Month 		62.42°F
(16.90°C)		 59.48°F
(15.27°C)		 2.94°F
(1.63°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Aug–Oct 2016
3-Month 		66.12°F
(18.96°C)		 63.69°F
(17.61°C)		 2.43°F
(1.35°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1947
Jul–Oct 2016
4-Month 		68.40°F
(20.22°C)		 66.17°F
(18.98°C)		 2.23°F
(1.24°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Jun–Oct 2016
5-Month 		69.07°F
(20.59°C)		 66.63°F
(19.24°C)		 2.44°F
(1.35°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
2nd Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2021
May–Oct 2016
6-Month 		67.61°F
(19.78°C)		 65.56°F
(18.64°C)		 2.05°F
(1.14°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1934
Apr–Oct 2016
7-Month 		65.55°F
(18.64°C)		 63.49°F
(17.49°C)		 2.06°F
(1.15°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 2016
8-Month 		63.30°F
(17.39°C)		 60.74°F
(15.97°C)		 2.56°F
(1.42°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Oct 2016
9-Month 		60.65°F
(15.92°C)		 57.75°F
(14.31°C)		 2.90°F
(1.61°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Oct 2016
10-Month 		57.81°F
(14.34°C)		 54.99°F
(12.77°C)		 2.82°F
(1.57°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912, 1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 2015–Oct 2016
11-Month 		56.07°F
(13.37°C)		 52.97°F
(11.65°C)		 3.10°F
(1.72°C)		 126th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 2015–Oct 2016
12-Month 		55.11°F
(12.84°C)		 52.03°F
(11.13°C)		 3.08°F
(1.71°C)		 126th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
2nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
May 2015–Oct 2016
18-Month 		59.23°F
(15.13°C)		 56.54°F
(13.63°C)		 2.69°F
(1.50°C)		 127th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2016
Nov 2014–Oct 2016
24-Month 		54.46°F
(12.48°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 2.44°F
(1.36°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
2nd Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2017
Nov 2013–Oct 2016
36-Month 		53.72°F
(12.07°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 1.72°F
(0.96°C)		 120th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
6th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Nov 2012–Oct 2016
48-Month 		53.55°F
(11.97°C)		 51.99°F
(11.11°C)		 1.56°F
(0.86°C)		 114th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Nov 2011–Oct 2016
60-Month 		53.88°F
(12.16°C)		 51.98°F
(11.10°C)		 1.90°F
(1.06°C)		 120th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
4th Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2020

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