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Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1952 1-Month	37.24°F (2.91°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-4.17°F (-2.32°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
October 1952 1-Month	37.24°F (2.91°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-4.17°F (-2.32°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	1947
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	44.30°F (6.83°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-2.35°F (-1.31°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	44.30°F (6.83°C)	46.65°F (8.14°C)	-2.35°F (-1.31°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-1.42°F (-0.79°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	49.37°F (9.65°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	-1.42°F (-0.79°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2016
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1924	1976
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	52.11°F (11.17°C)	53.22°F (11.79°C)	-1.11°F (-0.62°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2021
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	53.18°F (11.77°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	53.18°F (11.77°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2021
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
	52.23°F (11.24°C)	52.67°F (11.48°C)	-0.44°F (-0.24°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1964
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	50.31°F (10.17°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	50.31°F (10.17°C)	50.66°F (10.37°C)	-0.35°F (-0.20°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2015
	Ties: 1993
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	47.41°F (8.56°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	47.41°F (8.56°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1964
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	44.88°F (7.16°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	44.88°F (7.16°C)	45.26°F (7.37°C)	-0.38°F (-0.21°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1928
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	42.57°F (5.87°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
	42.57°F (5.87°C)	42.72°F (5.96°C)	-0.15°F (-0.09°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
	Ties: 1908
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	40.61°F (4.78°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2016
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.05°F (4.47°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	43.75°F (6.53°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2016
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1917, 1918
	39.38°F (4.10°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	-0.66°F (-0.37°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2017
	Ties: 1929, 1930
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1918
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	39.41°F (4.12°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.61°F (-0.34°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2017
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	39.49°F (4.16°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2018
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	39.44°F (4.13°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1920
	39.44°F (4.13°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2019, 2020
	Ties: 1913

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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