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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1968 1-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1925
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1961
Sep–Oct 1968 2-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017
	Ties: 1990
Aug–Oct 1968 3-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1940
	60.6°F (15.9°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1944, 1955, 1991, 1999
Jul–Oct 1968 4-Month	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1902, 1925
	63.2°F (17.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1944, 2001
Jun–Oct 1968 5-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1903
	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1920, 1921, 1943, 1989
May–Oct 1968 6-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1934, 1936, 1969, 1980
Apr–Oct 1968 7-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2010
	Ties: 1900, 1957, 1961, 1993, 1995
Mar–Oct 1968 8-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1926
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2010
	Ties: 1938, 1946, 1952, 1957
Feb–Oct 1968 9-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	52.8°F (11.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1919, 1969
Jan–Oct 1968 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904, 1907
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1929, 2015
Dec 1967–Oct 1968 11-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1969
Nov 1967–Oct 1968 12-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1970, 1992
May 1967–Oct 1968 18-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1904
	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1906, 1915, 1928, 1935, 1959
Nov 1966–Oct 1968 24-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1905
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1934, 1944, 1957, 1967
Nov 1965–Oct 1968 36-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1905
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1923, 1978
Nov 1964–Oct 1968 48-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1911, 1915, 1924, 1941, 1967
Nov 1963–Oct 1968 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2020
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1930, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1964

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings