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California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1897

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1897 1-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1916
October 1897 1-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
Sep–Oct 1897 2-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1916, 1920
Sep–Oct 1897 2-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.2°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
Aug–Oct 1897 3-Month	66.1°F (18.9°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1900
	66.1°F (18.9°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
	Ties: 1946, 1976
Jul–Oct 1897 4-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1923, 1948
Jun–Oct 1897 5-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
	Ties: 1924, 1930, 1944
May–Oct 1897 6-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1916
	67.3°F (19.6°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2020
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 1964, 1976
Apr–Oct 1897 7-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	65.7°F (18.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1904, 1935, 1972, 1986, 1995, 1999
Mar–Oct 1897 8-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1895	1912
	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1905, 1913, 1930
Feb–Oct 1897 9-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1917, 1922, 1941, 1956, 1965, 1971
Jan–Oct 1897 10-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1911, 1912
	58.7°F (14.8°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1982
Dec 1896–Oct 1897 11-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1925, 1927, 1998
Nov 1896–Oct 1897 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1902, 1915, 1953, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973
May 1896–Oct 1897 18-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1896	1912
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1896	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1898, 1924, 1929, 1945, 1965, 1983
Nov 1895–Oct 1897 24-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1897	1912, 1949
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1919

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings