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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1962 1-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	59.8°F (15.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1907
Sep–Oct 1962 2-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916, 1920
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1922, 1951, 1959, 1966
Aug–Oct 1962 3-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1900
	67.7°F (19.8°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1959, 1980
Jul–Oct 1962 4-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1943, 1955, 1963
Jun–Oct 1962 5-Month	69.0°F (20.6°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	69.0°F (20.6°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1921, 1968
May–Oct 1962 6-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1916
	67.2°F (19.6°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1943, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1975
Apr–Oct 1962 7-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1945, 1977, 1993
Mar–Oct 1962 8-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1898, 1929, 1945, 1954, 1957, 2010
Feb–Oct 1962 9-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1925, 1935
Jan–Oct 1962 10-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1911, 1912
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1953
Dec 1961–Oct 1962 11-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1921, 1942, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1969, 1973, 1982
Nov 1961–Oct 1962 12-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1902, 1915, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973
May 1961–Oct 1962 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	60.5°F (15.8°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1946, 1952, 1957, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1999
Nov 1960–Oct 1962 24-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912, 1949
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1947
Nov 1959–Oct 1962 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1985
Nov 1958–Oct 1962 48-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1912, 1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1984, 1991, 2001
Nov 1957–Oct 1962 60-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018
	Ties: 1981, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings