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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1988 1-Month	40.89°F (4.94°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
October 1988 1-Month	40.89°F (4.94°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	-0.52°F (-0.29°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1947
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	46.25°F (7.92°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	46.25°F (7.92°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	-0.41°F (-0.22°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2015
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.19°F (0.10°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	53.58°F (11.99°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1976
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	53.58°F (11.99°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	0.35°F (0.20°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	54.21°F (12.34°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	54.21°F (12.34°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	0.50°F (0.28°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
May–Oct 1988 6-Month	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
	53.09°F (11.72°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	0.43°F (0.24°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2018
	Ties: 1940
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	50.98°F (10.54°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	0.33°F (0.18°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2015
	Ties: 1940
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1917
	48.34°F (9.08°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	0.27°F (0.15°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1937
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	45.38°F (7.43°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	45.38°F (7.43°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	0.11°F (0.06°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	42.59°F (5.88°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1917
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	42.59°F (5.88°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.12°F (-0.07°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
	41.01°F (5.01°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	0.12°F (0.07°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
	Ties: 1989
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	40.35°F (4.64°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.31°F (0.17°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	44.59°F (6.99°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	44.59°F (6.99°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	0.34°F (0.18°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2016
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month	40.76°F (4.87°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917, 1918
	40.76°F (4.87°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	0.72°F (0.40°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1939
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	40.86°F (4.92°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	40.86°F (4.92°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	0.84°F (0.46°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	40.68°F (4.82°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	0.67°F (0.37°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	40.52°F (4.73°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1920
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	40.52°F (4.73°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	0.52°F (0.29°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 29, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings