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Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1898

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1898 1-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
October 1898 1-Month	39.54°F (4.19°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-1.87°F (-1.04°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	1947
Sep–Oct 1898 2-Month	45.89°F (7.72°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.77°F (-0.42°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Sep–Oct 1898 2-Month	45.89°F (7.72°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.77°F (-0.42°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
Aug–Oct 1898 3-Month	50.59°F (10.33°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
Aug–Oct 1898 3-Month	50.59°F (10.33°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
Jul–Oct 1898 4-Month	53.02°F (11.68°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1976
	53.02°F (11.68°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-0.21°F (-0.11°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1951
Jun–Oct 1898 5-Month	53.75°F (12.08°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	53.75°F (12.08°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.04°F (0.02°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2021
	Ties: 1926
May–Oct 1898 6-Month	52.76°F (11.53°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	52.76°F (11.53°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.10°F (0.05°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2018
	Ties: 1970, 1999
Apr–Oct 1898 7-Month	50.66°F (10.37°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
	50.66°F (10.37°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2015
	Ties: 1983
Mar–Oct 1898 8-Month	48.04°F (8.91°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	48.04°F (8.91°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.03°F (-0.02°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1896
Feb–Oct 1898 9-Month	45.37°F (7.43°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
Feb–Oct 1898 9-Month	45.37°F (7.43°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.10°F (0.06°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan–Oct 1898 10-Month	42.89°F (6.05°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917
	42.89°F (6.05°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	0.17°F (0.09°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2016
	Ties: 1984
Dec 1897–Oct 1898 11-Month	40.89°F (4.94°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1917
	40.89°F (4.94°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.00°F (0.00°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
	Ties: 1922, 1942
Nov 1897–Oct 1898 12-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.10°F (-0.06°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
	Ties: 1933
May 1897–Oct 1898 18-Month	44.22°F (6.79°C)	44.24°F (6.80°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1917
May 1897–Oct 1898 18-Month	44.22°F (6.79°C)	44.24°F (6.80°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2016
Nov 1896–Oct 1898 24-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1917, 1918
Nov 1896–Oct 1898 24-Month	39.95°F (4.42°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.04°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 1895–Oct 1898 36-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1898	1918
Nov 1895–Oct 1898 36-Month	39.94°F (4.41°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings