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Average Temperature Rankings, October 2018

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
October 2018
1-Month 		53.71°F
(12.06°C)		 54.11°F
(12.28°C)		 -0.40°F
(-0.22°C)		 42nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1925
87th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1963
Sep–Oct 2018
2-Month 		60.62°F
(15.90°C)		 59.49°F
(15.27°C)		 1.13°F
(0.63°C)		 101st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
28th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2015
Aug–Oct 2018
3-Month 		64.92°F
(18.29°C)		 63.69°F
(17.61°C)		 1.23°F
(0.68°C)		 108th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
21st Warmest
Warmest since:
 1947
Jul–Oct 2018
4-Month 		67.55°F
(19.75°C)		 66.17°F
(18.98°C)		 1.38°F
(0.77°C)		 110th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1976
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Jun–Oct 2018
5-Month 		68.35°F
(20.19°C)		 66.63°F
(19.24°C)		 1.72°F
(0.95°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2021
Ties: 1998
May–Oct 2018
6-Month 		67.88°F
(19.93°C)		 65.56°F
(18.64°C)		 2.32°F
(1.29°C)		 128th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2018
Apr–Oct 2018
7-Month 		65.19°F
(18.44°C)		 63.49°F
(17.49°C)		 1.70°F
(0.95°C)		 122nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 2018
8-Month 		62.38°F
(16.88°C)		 60.74°F
(15.97°C)		 1.64°F
(0.91°C)		 119th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Oct 2018
9-Month 		59.39°F
(15.22°C)		 57.75°F
(14.31°C)		 1.64°F
(0.91°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Oct 2018
10-Month 		56.67°F
(13.71°C)		 54.99°F
(12.77°C)		 1.68°F
(0.94°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912, 1917
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 2017–Oct 2018
11-Month 		54.64°F
(12.58°C)		 52.96°F
(11.64°C)		 1.68°F
(0.94°C)		 115th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
13th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1921, 2005
Nov 2017–Oct 2018
12-Month 		53.84°F
(12.13°C)		 52.03°F
(11.13°C)		 1.81°F
(1.00°C)		 117th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
May 2017–Oct 2018
18-Month 		58.15°F
(14.53°C)		 56.54°F
(13.63°C)		 1.61°F
(0.90°C)		 118th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
10th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Nov 2016–Oct 2018
24-Month 		54.26°F
(12.37°C)		 52.02°F
(11.12°C)		 2.24°F
(1.25°C)		 123rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
4th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Nov 2015–Oct 2018
36-Month 		54.54°F
(12.52°C)		 52.00°F
(11.11°C)		 2.54°F
(1.41°C)		 125th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2018
Nov 2014–Oct 2018
48-Month 		54.36°F
(12.42°C)		 51.99°F
(11.11°C)		 2.37°F
(1.31°C)		 124th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1918
1st Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2018
Nov 2013–Oct 2018
60-Month 		53.94°F
(12.19°C)		 51.98°F
(11.10°C)		 1.96°F
(1.09°C)		 121st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1920
3rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
 2020

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