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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1972 1-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1925
	53.9°F (12.2°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1963
	Ties: 1908, 1932
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	2009
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
	Ties: 1942, 1995
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	2009
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947
	Ties: 1912, 1957
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	2009
	68.4°F (20.2°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1947, 1954
	Ties: 1895, 1896, 1898
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	69.6°F (20.9°C)	70.9°F (21.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1915
	69.6°F (20.9°C)	70.9°F (21.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1923
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1915
	68.5°F (20.3°C)	69.7°F (20.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1895
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.4°F (19.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1984, 1996
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1963, 2012
	Ties: 2014
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1915
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1947
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1968
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912, 1915
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1988, 2001
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1912
	54.4°F (12.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1926, 1966, 1974, 1994, 1995
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1993
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1923, 1948, 2008, 2019
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1913
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1910, 1966, 1978, 2014
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1909, 1958, 1993
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1912, 1913, 1929, 1970
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1906
	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1935, 2016
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1912, 1913, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings