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Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 1996

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)		 Warmest/Coolest
Since		 Record
October 1996
1-Month 		66.07°F
(18.93°C)		 66.80°F
(19.33°C)		 -0.73°F
(-0.40°C)		 41st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1925
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1963
Ties: 2012
Sep–Oct 1996
2-Month 		70.75°F
(21.53°C)		 72.31°F
(22.39°C)		 -1.56°F
(-0.86°C)		 18th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1925
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1963
Aug–Oct 1996
3-Month 		75.57°F
(24.21°C)		 76.58°F
(24.77°C)		 -1.01°F
(-0.56°C)		 21st Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
108th Warmest
Warmest since:
 1947
Ties: 1946, 1981
Jul–Oct 1996
4-Month 		78.25°F
(25.69°C)		 79.11°F
(26.17°C)		 -0.86°F
(-0.48°C)		 26th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
103rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
Ties: 1913
Jun–Oct 1996
5-Month 		79.13°F
(26.18°C)		 79.55°F
(26.42°C)		 -0.42°F
(-0.24°C)		 44th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
85th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2022
May–Oct 1996
6-Month 		78.10°F
(25.61°C)		 78.45°F
(25.81°C)		 -0.35°F
(-0.20°C)		 48th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
81st Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Apr–Oct 1996
7-Month 		76.04°F
(24.47°C)		 76.32°F
(24.62°C)		 -0.28°F
(-0.15°C)		 46th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 1934
Mar–Oct 1996
8-Month 		72.93°F
(22.74°C)		 73.40°F
(23.00°C)		 -0.47°F
(-0.26°C)		 34th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
95th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Feb–Oct 1996
9-Month 		70.07°F
(21.15°C)		 70.23°F
(21.24°C)		 -0.16°F
(-0.09°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Jan–Oct 1996
10-Month 		67.14°F
(19.52°C)		 67.25°F
(19.58°C)		 -0.11°F
(-0.06°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Dec 1995–Oct 1996
11-Month 		64.97°F
(18.32°C)		 65.03°F
(18.35°C)		 -0.06°F
(-0.03°C)		 55th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
73rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1983
Nov 1995–Oct 1996
12-Month 		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		 64.01°F
(17.78°C)		 0.00°F
(0.00°C)		 53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
75th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Ties: 1926
May 1995–Oct 1996
18-Month 		68.70°F
(20.39°C)		 68.82°F
(20.46°C)		 -0.12°F
(-0.07°C)		 46th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1912
82nd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2012
Nov 1994–Oct 1996
24-Month 		64.25°F
(17.92°C)		 64.00°F
(17.78°C)		 0.25°F
(0.14°C)		 72nd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1913
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2017
Ties: 1926
Nov 1993–Oct 1996
36-Month 		64.32°F
(17.96°C)		 63.98°F
(17.77°C)		 0.34°F
(0.19°C)		 83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
 1917
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1944
Nov 1992–Oct 1996
48-Month 		63.82°F
(17.68°C)		 63.97°F
(17.76°C)		 -0.15°F
(-0.08°C)		 45th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1915
80th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2018
Ties: 1923
Nov 1991–Oct 1996
60-Month 		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		 63.96°F
(17.76°C)		 0.00°F
(0.00°C)		 57th Coolest
Coolest since:
 1907
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
 2016
Ties: 1967

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