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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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Minnesota

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	40.9°F (4.9°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	-4.1°F (-2.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1925
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1963
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1917
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	1963
	Ties: 1903, 1942, 1945
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1947
	Ties: 1905, 1982
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	59.2°F (15.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1935, 1949
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
May–Oct 1988 6-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	56.6°F (13.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1907
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1963
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	52.7°F (11.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2021
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1976
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1986
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	41.2°F (5.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904, 1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
	Ties: 2012
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				12th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
	Ties: 1999
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2001
	Ties: 1934, 1989
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.0°F (4.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002
	Ties: 1934, 1935, 1989, 1992, 2011, 2015

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/