Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2016 1-Month |
69.89°F (21.05°C) | 66.80°F (19.33°C) |
3.09°F (1.72°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1925 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 1963 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2016 2-Month |
74.64°F (23.69°C) | 72.31°F (22.39°C) |
2.33°F (1.30°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1925 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1963 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2016 3-Month |
78.36°F (25.76°C) | 76.58°F (24.77°C) |
1.78°F (0.99°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2016 4-Month |
80.75°F (27.08°C) | 79.11°F (26.17°C) |
1.64°F (0.91°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2016 5-Month |
81.58°F (27.54°C) | 79.55°F (26.42°C) |
2.03°F (1.12°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2016 6-Month |
80.07°F (26.71°C) | 78.46°F (25.81°C) |
1.61°F (0.90°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2016 7-Month |
78.00°F (25.56°C) | 76.32°F (24.62°C) |
1.68°F (0.94°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2016 8-Month |
75.68°F (24.27°C) | 73.40°F (23.00°C) |
2.28°F (1.27°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2016 9-Month |
72.92°F (22.73°C) | 70.23°F (21.24°C) |
2.69°F (1.49°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2016 10-Month |
69.81°F (21.01°C) | 67.25°F (19.58°C) |
2.56°F (1.43°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Oct 2016 11-Month |
67.83°F (19.91°C) | 65.03°F (18.35°C) |
2.80°F (1.56°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2016 12-Month |
66.78°F (19.32°C) | 64.01°F (17.78°C) |
2.77°F (1.54°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2015–Oct 2016 18-Month |
71.10°F (21.72°C) | 68.83°F (20.46°C) |
2.27°F (1.26°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2016 24-Month |
66.11°F (18.95°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
2.11°F (1.17°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2013–Oct 2016 36-Month |
65.47°F (18.59°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
1.49°F (0.82°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2012–Oct 2016 48-Month |
65.30°F (18.50°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.33°F (0.74°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1915 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 2006 | ||||||
|
Nov 2011–Oct 2016 60-Month |
65.76°F (18.76°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.80°F (1.00°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/