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Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1908

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1908 1-Month	39.06°F (3.92°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-2.35°F (-1.31°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
October 1908 1-Month	39.06°F (3.92°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-2.35°F (-1.31°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	1947
Sep–Oct 1908 2-Month	45.36°F (7.42°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1917
Sep–Oct 1908 2-Month	45.36°F (7.42°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-1.30°F (-0.72°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2015
Aug–Oct 1908 3-Month	49.56°F (9.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-1.23°F (-0.68°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1917
Aug–Oct 1908 3-Month	49.56°F (9.76°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-1.23°F (-0.68°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2016
Jul–Oct 1908 4-Month	52.22°F (11.23°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1976
Jul–Oct 1908 4-Month	52.22°F (11.23°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	-1.01°F (-0.56°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2021
Jun–Oct 1908 5-Month	52.62°F (11.46°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-1.09°F (-0.60°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1903	1917
	52.62°F (11.46°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-1.09°F (-0.60°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2021
	Ties: 1974
May–Oct 1908 6-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
May–Oct 1908 6-Month	51.63°F (10.91°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	-1.03°F (-0.57°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2018
Apr–Oct 1908 7-Month	49.94°F (9.97°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Apr–Oct 1908 7-Month	49.94°F (9.97°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	-0.71°F (-0.39°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1906	2015
Mar–Oct 1908 8-Month	47.70°F (8.72°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	47.70°F (8.72°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1905	2016
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Oct 1908 9-Month	44.90°F (7.17°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	44.90°F (7.17°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	-0.37°F (-0.20°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2016
	Ties: 1944, 1969, 1993
Jan–Oct 1908 10-Month	42.57°F (5.87°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	42.57°F (5.87°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.14°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2016
	Ties: 1952
Dec 1907–Oct 1908 11-Month	40.95°F (4.97°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
Dec 1907–Oct 1908 11-Month	40.95°F (4.97°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2016
Nov 1907–Oct 1908 12-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917
	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.02°F (-0.01°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2016
	Ties: 1945
May 1907–Oct 1908 18-Month	43.74°F (6.52°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1917
	43.74°F (6.52°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.51°F (-0.29°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1907	2016
	Ties: 1969
Nov 1906–Oct 1908 24-Month	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1917, 1918
	39.91°F (4.39°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.13°F (-0.08°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1963
Nov 1905–Oct 1908 36-Month	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
	39.87°F (4.37°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1902	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1944
Nov 1904–Oct 1908 48-Month	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1918
	39.76°F (4.31°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.25°F (-0.14°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1903	2018
	Ties: 1962
Nov 1903–Oct 1908 60-Month	39.53°F (4.18°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1920
Nov 1903–Oct 1908 60-Month	39.53°F (4.18°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.47°F (-0.26°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1904	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published June 2023, retrieved on June 10, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings