Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 2018
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 2018 1-Month |
43.03°F (6.13°C) | 41.41°F (5.23°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1947 | ||||
Sep–Oct 2018 2-Month |
49.37°F (9.65°C) | 46.66°F (8.14°C) |
2.71°F (1.51°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Oct 2018 3-Month |
53.26°F (11.81°C) | 50.79°F (10.44°C) |
2.47°F (1.37°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Jul–Oct 2018 4-Month |
55.62°F (13.12°C) | 53.23°F (11.79°C) |
2.39°F (1.33°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
Jun–Oct 2018 5-Month |
56.28°F (13.49°C) | 53.71°F (12.06°C) |
2.57°F (1.43°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
May–Oct 2018 6-Month |
55.67°F (13.15°C) | 52.67°F (11.48°C) |
3.00°F (1.67°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Apr–Oct 2018 7-Month |
52.88°F (11.60°C) | 50.65°F (10.36°C) |
2.23°F (1.24°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
Mar–Oct 2018 8-Month |
50.20°F (10.11°C) | 48.07°F (8.93°C) |
2.13°F (1.18°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Feb–Oct 2018 9-Month |
47.33°F (8.52°C) | 45.26°F (7.37°C) |
2.07°F (1.15°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
Jan–Oct 2018 10-Month |
44.72°F (7.07°C) | 42.72°F (5.96°C) |
2.00°F (1.11°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
Dec 2017–Oct 2018 11-Month |
42.81°F (6.01°C) | 40.89°F (4.94°C) |
1.92°F (1.07°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 2017–Oct 2018 12-Month |
42.06°F (5.59°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.02°F (1.12°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
May 2017–Oct 2018 18-Month |
46.08°F (7.82°C) | 44.25°F (6.81°C) |
1.83°F (1.01°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 2016–Oct 2018 24-Month |
42.49°F (5.83°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.45°F (1.36°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917, 1918 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
Nov 2015–Oct 2018 36-Month |
42.80°F (6.00°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
2.78°F (1.54°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
Nov 2014–Oct 2018 48-Month |
42.64°F (5.91°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
2.63°F (1.46°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Nov 2013–Oct 2018 60-Month |
42.17°F (5.65°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
2.17°F (1.21°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2019, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/