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Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2020

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PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Warmest/Coolest
Since		Record
October 2020
1-Month		66.97°F
(19.43°C)		66.80°F
(19.33°C)		0.17°F
(0.10°C)		62nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Ties: 1914, 1961
Sep–Oct 2020
2-Month		72.90°F
(22.72°C)		72.31°F
(22.39°C)		0.59°F
(0.33°C)		86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1925
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
1963
Aug–Oct 2020
3-Month		77.88°F
(25.49°C)		76.58°F
(24.77°C)		1.30°F
(0.72°C)		103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
1947
Ties: 1937
Jul–Oct 2020
4-Month		80.51°F
(26.95°C)		79.11°F
(26.17°C)		1.40°F
(0.78°C)		105th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
24th Warmest
Warmest since:
2022
Jun–Oct 2020
5-Month		81.02°F
(27.23°C)		79.55°F
(26.42°C)		1.47°F
(0.81°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
19th Warmest
Warmest since:
1931, 2022
May–Oct 2020
6-Month		79.76°F
(26.53°C)		78.45°F
(25.81°C)		1.31°F
(0.72°C)		109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
20th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Apr–Oct 2020
7-Month		77.45°F
(25.25°C)		76.32°F
(24.62°C)		1.13°F
(0.63°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
25th Warmest
Warmest since:
1934
Mar–Oct 2020
8-Month		74.86°F
(23.81°C)		73.40°F
(23.00°C)		1.46°F
(0.81°C)		112th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
17th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Oct 2020
9-Month		71.78°F
(22.10°C)		70.23°F
(21.24°C)		1.55°F
(0.86°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Jan–Oct 2020
10-Month		69.11°F
(20.62°C)		67.25°F
(19.58°C)		1.86°F
(1.04°C)		120th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
9th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 2019–Oct 2020
11-Month		67.01°F
(19.45°C)		65.03°F
(18.35°C)		1.98°F
(1.10°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
7th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 2006
Nov 2019–Oct 2020
12-Month		65.79°F
(18.77°C)		64.01°F
(17.78°C)		1.78°F
(0.99°C)		117th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
11th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
May 2019–Oct 2020
18-Month		69.99°F
(21.11°C)		68.82°F
(20.46°C)		1.17°F
(0.65°C)		110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
18th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Nov 2018–Oct 2020
24-Month		64.79°F
(18.22°C)		64.00°F
(17.78°C)		0.79°F
(0.44°C)		98th Coolest
Coolest since:
1913
29th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1989, 1990, 2004
Nov 2017–Oct 2020
36-Month		65.06°F
(18.37°C)		63.98°F
(17.77°C)		1.08°F
(0.60°C)		104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
22nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Nov 2016–Oct 2020
48-Month		65.41°F
(18.56°C)		63.97°F
(17.76°C)		1.44°F
(0.80°C)		113th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
12th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Nov 2015–Oct 2020
60-Month		65.68°F
(18.71°C)		63.96°F
(17.76°C)		1.72°F
(0.95°C)		121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
3rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016

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