National Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Contiguous U.S.

Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 2012

View Period (Months):

All

Download: CSV JSON XML

Record Coolest
Bottom ⅒
Bottom ⅓
Normal
Top ⅓
Top ⅒
Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 2012 1-Month	41.70°F (5.39°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
October 2012 1-Month	41.70°F (5.39°C)	41.41°F (5.23°C)	0.29°F (0.16°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	1947
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month	47.12°F (8.40°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
Sep–Oct 2012 2-Month	47.12°F (8.40°C)	46.66°F (8.14°C)	0.46°F (0.26°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2015
Aug–Oct 2012 3-Month	51.48°F (10.82°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
	51.48°F (10.82°C)	50.79°F (10.44°C)	0.69°F (0.38°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2016
	Ties: 1958
Jul–Oct 2012 4-Month	54.50°F (12.50°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1976
	54.50°F (12.50°C)	53.23°F (11.79°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2021
	Ties: 1963
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month	54.98°F (12.77°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
Jun–Oct 2012 5-Month	54.98°F (12.77°C)	53.71°F (12.06°C)	1.27°F (0.71°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2011	2021
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.53°F (0.85°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
May–Oct 2012 6-Month	54.19°F (12.33°C)	52.66°F (11.48°C)	1.53°F (0.85°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2018
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month	52.40°F (11.33°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Apr–Oct 2012 7-Month	52.40°F (11.33°C)	50.65°F (10.36°C)	1.75°F (0.97°C)	7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1998	2015
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	50.60°F (10.33°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	2.53°F (1.40°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Mar–Oct 2012 8-Month	50.60°F (10.33°C)	48.07°F (8.93°C)	2.53°F (1.40°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month	47.97°F (8.87°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	2.70°F (1.50°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Feb–Oct 2012 9-Month	47.97°F (8.87°C)	45.27°F (7.37°C)	2.70°F (1.50°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	45.64°F (7.58°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	2.93°F (1.63°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Jan–Oct 2012 10-Month	45.64°F (7.58°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	2.93°F (1.63°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month	43.79°F (6.55°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	2.90°F (1.61°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Dec 2011–Oct 2012 11-Month	43.79°F (6.55°C)	40.89°F (4.94°C)	2.90°F (1.61°C)	2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month	42.84°F (6.02°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	2.80°F (1.55°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
Nov 2011–Oct 2012 12-Month	42.84°F (6.02°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	2.80°F (1.55°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	46.57°F (8.09°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	2.32°F (1.28°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917
May 2011–Oct 2012 18-Month	46.57°F (8.09°C)	44.25°F (6.81°C)	2.32°F (1.28°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month	41.85°F (5.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1917, 1918
Nov 2010–Oct 2012 24-Month	41.85°F (5.47°C)	40.04°F (4.47°C)	1.81°F (1.00°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month	41.69°F (5.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1918
Nov 2009–Oct 2012 36-Month	41.69°F (5.38°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	1.67°F (0.92°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2017
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month	41.41°F (5.23°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.40°F (0.78°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1918
Nov 2008–Oct 2012 48-Month	41.41°F (5.23°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	1.40°F (0.78°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2018
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	41.18°F (5.10°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	1.18°F (0.66°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2011	1920
Nov 2007–Oct 2012 60-Month	41.18°F (5.10°C)	40.00°F (4.44°C)	1.18°F (0.66°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2020

Citing This Page

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