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Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1947 1-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	4.77°F (2.65°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
October 1947 1-Month	46.18°F (7.88°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	4.77°F (2.65°C)	1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1947
Sep–Oct 1947 2-Month	49.52°F (9.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	2.86°F (1.59°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Sep–Oct 1947 2-Month	49.52°F (9.73°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	2.86°F (1.59°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Aug–Oct 1947 3-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	2.53°F (1.40°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Aug–Oct 1947 3-Month	53.32°F (11.84°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	2.53°F (1.40°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jul–Oct 1947 4-Month	54.76°F (12.64°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1976
	54.76°F (12.64°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	1.54°F (0.85°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 2020
Jun–Oct 1947 5-Month	54.73°F (12.63°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Jun–Oct 1947 5-Month	54.73°F (12.63°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.02°F (0.57°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
May–Oct 1947 6-Month	53.44°F (11.91°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	53.44°F (11.91°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.78°F (0.43°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2018
	Ties: 1938
Apr–Oct 1947 7-Month	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	51.36°F (10.76°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.71°F (0.40°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1990
Mar–Oct 1947 8-Month	48.37°F (9.09°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	48.37°F (9.09°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.30°F (0.16°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
	Ties: 1940
Feb–Oct 1947 9-Month	45.18°F (7.32°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
Feb–Oct 1947 9-Month	45.18°F (7.32°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.08°F (-0.05°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Jan–Oct 1947 10-Month	42.79°F (5.99°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
Jan–Oct 1947 10-Month	42.79°F (5.99°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	0.07°F (0.03°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2016
Dec 1946–Oct 1947 11-Month	41.22°F (5.12°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Dec 1946–Oct 1947 11-Month	41.22°F (5.12°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
Nov 1946–Oct 1947 12-Month	40.39°F (4.66°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
Nov 1946–Oct 1947 12-Month	40.39°F (4.66°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.35°F (0.19°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
May 1946–Oct 1947 18-Month	44.31°F (6.84°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917
	44.31°F (6.84°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1984
Nov 1945–Oct 1947 24-Month	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1917, 1918
	40.28°F (4.60°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.25°F (0.14°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1959
Nov 1944–Oct 1947 36-Month	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
	40.20°F (4.56°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	0.17°F (0.10°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1974
Nov 1943–Oct 1947 48-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
Nov 1943–Oct 1947 48-Month	40.07°F (4.48°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.06°F (0.03°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2018
Nov 1942–Oct 1947 60-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1920
Nov 1942–Oct 1947 60-Month	40.02°F (4.46°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.02°F (0.02°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2019, 2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings