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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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