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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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Nevada

Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1979 1-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	2019
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1992
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	41.0°F (5.0°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1988, 2021
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1933, 1960, 1996
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912, 1916
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1963, 1967, 1984, 1996
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1936
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1912
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1939
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	40.5°F (4.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1948
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2015
	Ties: 1898, 1961, 2006
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1909, 1927, 1928, 1984, 2002
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	36.7°F (2.6°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1935, 1956, 1960, 1989
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	35.8°F (2.1°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1949
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1909, 1966
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1976
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1949
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1989, 1990, 2008
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1950
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1961
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1949
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1971, 1972
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1949, 1950
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1961, 1973, 1974

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/