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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1938 1-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1925
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	1947
	Ties: 2005
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1961, 2017
	Ties: 1977, 1986
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1913, 1941, 1969, 1999
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2016
	Ties: 1953, 1990, 2003, 2014
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	61.0°F (16.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2005
	Ties: 1968, 1984, 1990
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018, 2021
	Ties: 1916, 1920, 1943
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2010, 2021
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1961, 1968
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1926
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1953, 1987, 2013
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1926
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1945
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
	48.6°F (9.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 2007, 2008
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1975, 1990
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904
	45.4°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1975, 2004, 2019
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904, 1918
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1960
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1942, 1947, 1990
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1952, 1956, 1984, 1986, 2015
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2013
	Ties: 1903, 1921, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1984, 1995, 1997
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1907, 1908, 1927
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1925, 1940, 1960, 1973, 1974

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings