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Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 1948

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
October 1948
1-Month		66.99°F
(19.44°C)		66.80°F
(19.33°C)		0.19°F
(0.11°C)		65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Sep–Oct 1948
2-Month		73.52°F
(23.07°C)		72.31°F
(22.39°C)		1.21°F
(0.68°C)		96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Aug–Oct 1948
3-Month		77.51°F
(25.28°C)		76.58°F
(24.77°C)		0.93°F
(0.51°C)		94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
35th Warmest
Warmest since:
1947
Jul–Oct 1948
4-Month		79.72°F
(26.51°C)		79.11°F
(26.17°C)		0.61°F
(0.34°C)		86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Jun–Oct 1948
5-Month		80.08°F
(26.71°C)		79.55°F
(26.42°C)		0.53°F
(0.29°C)		84th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
45th Warmest
Warmest since:
1931, 2022
May–Oct 1948
6-Month		78.93°F
(26.07°C)		78.45°F
(25.81°C)		0.48°F
(0.26°C)		82nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
47th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Ties: 2014
Apr–Oct 1948
7-Month		77.09°F
(25.05°C)		76.32°F
(24.62°C)		0.77°F
(0.43°C)		89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Mar–Oct 1948
8-Month		73.71°F
(23.17°C)		73.40°F
(23.00°C)		0.31°F
(0.17°C)		72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Oct 1948
9-Month		70.24°F
(21.24°C)		70.23°F
(21.24°C)		0.01°F
(0.00°C)		64th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Oct 1948
10-Month		67.11°F
(19.51°C)		67.25°F
(19.58°C)		-0.14°F
(-0.07°C)		51st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
78th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 1947–Oct 1948
11-Month		64.92°F
(18.29°C)		65.03°F
(18.35°C)		-0.11°F
(-0.06°C)		47th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
81st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1967
Nov 1947–Oct 1948
12-Month		63.47°F
(17.48°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		-0.54°F
(-0.30°C)		24th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
104th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
May 1947–Oct 1948
18-Month		68.84°F
(20.47°C)		68.82°F
(20.46°C)		0.02°F
(0.01°C)		56th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1967
Nov 1946–Oct 1948
24-Month		64.02°F
(17.79°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		0.02°F
(0.01°C)		62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1967
Nov 1945–Oct 1948
36-Month		64.21°F
(17.89°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		0.23°F
(0.12°C)		75th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
51st Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Nov 1944–Oct 1948
48-Month		64.07°F
(17.82°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		0.10°F
(0.06°C)		66th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
59th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1958
Nov 1943–Oct 1948
60-Month		64.09°F
(17.83°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		0.13°F
(0.07°C)		67th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016

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