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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2021 1-Month |
45.36°F (7.42°C) | 41.41°F (5.23°C) |
3.95°F (2.19°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1947 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2021 2-Month |
49.92°F (9.96°C) | 46.66°F (8.14°C) |
3.26°F (1.82°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2021 3-Month |
53.82°F (12.12°C) | 50.79°F (10.44°C) |
3.03°F (1.68°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2021 4-Month |
56.16°F (13.42°C) | 53.22°F (11.79°C) |
2.94°F (1.63°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1976 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2021 5-Month |
56.84°F (13.80°C) | 53.70°F (12.06°C) |
3.14°F (1.74°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Oct 2021 6-Month |
55.34°F (12.97°C) | 52.67°F (11.48°C) |
2.67°F (1.49°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2021 7-Month |
52.98°F (11.66°C) | 50.66°F (10.37°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2021 8-Month |
50.50°F (10.28°C) | 48.07°F (8.93°C) |
2.43°F (1.35°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2021 9-Month |
47.15°F (8.42°C) | 45.26°F (7.37°C) |
1.89°F (1.05°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2016 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2021 10-Month |
44.96°F (7.20°C) | 42.72°F (5.96°C) |
2.24°F (1.24°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Oct 2021 11-Month |
43.13°F (6.18°C) | 40.89°F (4.94°C) |
2.24°F (1.24°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Oct 2021 12-Month |
42.39°F (5.77°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.35°F (1.30°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
May 2020–Oct 2021 18-Month |
46.31°F (7.95°C) | 44.25°F (6.81°C) |
2.06°F (1.14°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Oct 2021 24-Month |
42.30°F (5.72°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
2.26°F (1.25°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1917, 1918 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–Oct 2021 36-Month |
41.94°F (5.52°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
1.92°F (1.06°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2020 | 1918 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2019 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2021 48-Month |
41.97°F (5.54°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
1.96°F (1.09°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1918 |
| 5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2021 60-Month |
42.16°F (5.64°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
2.16°F (1.20°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2020 | 2019, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/