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 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2017 1-Month |
68.45°F (20.25°C) | 66.80°F (19.33°C) |
1.65°F (0.92°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1925 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1963 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1962 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 2017 2-Month |
73.60°F (23.11°C) | 72.30°F (22.39°C) |
1.30°F (0.72°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1925 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1963 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2017 3-Month |
77.16°F (25.09°C) | 76.58°F (24.77°C) |
0.58°F (0.32°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1912 |
| 44th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1947 | ||||
| Ties: 1978, 1979, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jul–Oct 2017 4-Month |
80.01°F (26.67°C) | 79.11°F (26.17°C) |
0.90°F (0.50°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 35th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2017 5-Month |
80.66°F (27.03°C) | 79.56°F (26.42°C) |
1.10°F (0.61°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1931 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2017 6-Month |
79.42°F (26.34°C) | 78.45°F (25.81°C) |
0.97°F (0.53°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2017 7-Month |
77.49°F (25.27°C) | 76.32°F (24.62°C) |
1.17°F (0.65°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2017 8-Month |
75.03°F (23.91°C) | 73.40°F (23.00°C) |
1.63°F (0.91°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2017 9-Month |
72.49°F (22.49°C) | 70.23°F (21.24°C) |
2.26°F (1.25°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2017 10-Month |
69.52°F (20.84°C) | 67.26°F (19.59°C) |
2.26°F (1.25°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Oct 2017 11-Month |
67.07°F (19.48°C) | 65.03°F (18.35°C) |
2.04°F (1.13°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2017 12-Month |
66.45°F (19.14°C) | 64.01°F (17.78°C) |
2.44°F (1.36°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2016–Oct 2017 18-Month |
70.99°F (21.66°C) | 68.83°F (20.46°C) |
2.16°F (1.20°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2017 24-Month |
66.62°F (19.23°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
2.62°F (1.45°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1913 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2017 36-Month |
66.22°F (19.01°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
2.24°F (1.24°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2013–Oct 2017 48-Month |
65.72°F (18.73°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
1.75°F (0.97°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1915 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2012–Oct 2017 60-Month |
65.53°F (18.63°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.57°F (0.87°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2003 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Maximum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/