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Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1901

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
October 1901
1-Month
42.39°F
(5.77°C)
41.41°F
(5.23°C)
0.98°F
(0.54°C)
92nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
37th Warmest
Warmest since:
1947
Sep–Oct 1901
2-Month
46.59°F
(8.11°C)
46.66°F
(8.14°C)
-0.07°F
(-0.03°C)
53rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1945
Aug–Oct 1901
3-Month
51.14°F
(10.63°C)
50.79°F
(10.44°C)
0.35°F
(0.19°C)
73rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
56th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jul–Oct 1901
4-Month
53.99°F
(12.22°C)
53.23°F
(11.79°C)
0.76°F
(0.43°C)
96th Coolest
Coolest since:
1976
33rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Jun–Oct 1901
5-Month
54.28°F
(12.38°C)
53.71°F
(12.06°C)
0.57°F
(0.32°C)
86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
43rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2021
Ties: 1940, 1954
May–Oct 1901
6-Month
53.27°F
(11.82°C)
52.66°F
(11.48°C)
0.61°F
(0.34°C)
89th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
40th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Apr–Oct 1901
7-Month
50.96°F
(10.53°C)
50.65°F
(10.36°C)
0.31°F
(0.17°C)
74th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
55th Warmest
Warmest since:
2015
Ties: 1949
Mar–Oct 1901
8-Month
48.21°F
(9.01°C)
48.07°F
(8.93°C)
0.14°F
(0.08°C)
61st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
68th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Feb–Oct 1901
9-Month
45.02°F
(7.23°C)
45.27°F
(7.37°C)
-0.25°F
(-0.14°C)
43rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
86th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Jan–Oct 1901
10-Month
42.63°F
(5.91°C)
42.71°F
(5.95°C)
-0.08°F
(-0.04°C)
57th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Dec 1900–Oct 1901
11-Month
40.96°F
(4.98°C)
40.89°F
(4.94°C)
0.07°F
(0.04°C)
63rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Nov 1900–Oct 1901
12-Month
40.12°F
(4.51°C)
40.04°F
(4.47°C)
0.08°F
(0.04°C)
65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
63rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
May 1900–Oct 1901
18-Month
44.73°F
(7.07°C)
44.25°F
(6.81°C)
0.48°F
(0.26°C)
86th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2016
Nov 1899–Oct 1901
24-Month
40.56°F
(4.76°C)
40.04°F
(4.47°C)
0.52°F
(0.29°C)
84th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917, 1918
43rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2017
Ties: 1941
Nov 1898–Oct 1901
36-Month
39.79°F
(4.33°C)
40.02°F
(4.46°C)
-0.23°F
(-0.13°C)
38th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1949
Nov 1897–Oct 1901
48-Month
39.83°F
(4.35°C)
40.01°F
(4.45°C)
-0.18°F
(-0.10°C)
40th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
85th Warmest
Warmest to Date
2018
Ties: 1931
Nov 1896–Oct 1901
60-Month
39.85°F
(4.36°C)
40.00°F
(4.44°C)
-0.15°F
(-0.08°C)
41st Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
83rd Warmest
Warmest to Date
2020
Ties: 1927, 1929

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