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California River Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1952

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1952 1-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2020
	Ties: 1978, 1999
Sep–Oct 1952 2-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916, 1920
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1999
Aug–Oct 1952 3-Month	69.5°F (20.8°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1900
	69.5°F (20.8°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
	Ties: 1988, 1995, 2018
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
Jul–Oct 1952 4-Month	71.0°F (21.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2020
Jun–Oct 1952 5-Month	69.7°F (20.9°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	69.7°F (20.9°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1945, 1984, 1995
May–Oct 1952 6-Month	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1916
	68.6°F (20.3°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2020
	Ties: 1959, 1979, 1990
Apr–Oct 1952 7-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2020
	Ties: 1937
Mar–Oct 1952 8-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1968, 1969, 2011
Feb–Oct 1952 9-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1914, 1967, 2010
Jan–Oct 1952 10-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1911, 1912
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1957, 1963
Dec 1951–Oct 1952 11-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1982
Nov 1951–Oct 1952 12-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1969
May 1951–Oct 1952 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1957, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1999
Nov 1950–Oct 1952 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1912, 1949
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1928, 1943, 1970, 1977
Nov 1949–Oct 1952 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1932, 1938
Nov 1948–Oct 1952 48-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1912, 1913
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2017
	Ties: 1907, 1947, 1957, 1975
Nov 1947–Oct 1952 60-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1913
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1907, 1909, 1925, 1948

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