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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.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1988 1-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	44.1°F (6.7°C)	7.3°F (4.1°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	2019
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1988
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1963
	Ties: 2014
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2003
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
May–Oct 1988 6-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	55.6°F (13.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1964
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2003
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 2000
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 2014
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	1934
	Ties: 2012
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1941, 2014, 2018
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2013, 2019
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1913
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1968, 1981, 1983
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1933
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016, 2018
	Ties: 1904, 1908, 1909, 1947, 1954, 1960, 1978, 1984

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/