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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1947 1-Month	71.42°F (21.90°C)	66.80°F (19.33°C)	4.62°F (2.57°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1925
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1963
Sep–Oct 1947 2-Month	75.82°F (24.34°C)	72.31°F (22.39°C)	3.51°F (1.95°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1925
				3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	1963
Aug–Oct 1947 3-Month	79.63°F (26.46°C)	76.59°F (24.77°C)	3.04°F (1.69°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1947
Jul–Oct 1947 4-Month	81.35°F (27.42°C)	79.11°F (26.17°C)	2.24°F (1.25°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1947
Jun–Oct 1947 5-Month	80.85°F (27.14°C)	79.56°F (26.42°C)	1.29°F (0.72°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1931
	Ties: 1998
May–Oct 1947 6-Month	79.57°F (26.43°C)	78.45°F (25.81°C)	1.12°F (0.62°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 2003
Apr–Oct 1947 7-Month	77.21°F (25.12°C)	76.32°F (24.62°C)	0.89°F (0.50°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	1934
Mar–Oct 1947 8-Month	73.82°F (23.23°C)	73.40°F (23.00°C)	0.42°F (0.23°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Feb–Oct 1947 9-Month	70.41°F (21.34°C)	70.23°F (21.24°C)	0.18°F (0.10°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
Jan–Oct 1947 10-Month	67.60°F (19.78°C)	67.25°F (19.58°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1912
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2004
Dec 1946–Oct 1947 11-Month	65.71°F (18.73°C)	65.04°F (18.36°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2012
Nov 1946–Oct 1947 12-Month	64.58°F (18.10°C)	64.01°F (17.78°C)	0.57°F (0.32°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1946
May 1946–Oct 1947 18-Month	68.98°F (20.54°C)	68.82°F (20.46°C)	0.16°F (0.08°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1912
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1941
Nov 1945–Oct 1947 24-Month	64.58°F (18.10°C)	64.00°F (17.78°C)	0.58°F (0.32°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1913
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
Nov 1944–Oct 1947 36-Month	64.27°F (17.93°C)	63.98°F (17.77°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Nov 1943–Oct 1947 48-Month	64.25°F (17.92°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.28°F (0.16°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1915
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2018
Nov 1942–Oct 1947 60-Month	64.35°F (17.97°C)	63.97°F (17.76°C)	0.38°F (0.21°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2016

Citing This Page

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