Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1988 1-Month |
53.6°F (12.0°C) | 59.6°F (15.3°C) |
-6.0°F (-3.3°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1988 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1919 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 64.9°F (18.3°C) |
-3.8°F (-2.1°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
125th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month |
66.8°F (19.3°C) | 68.4°F (20.2°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1976 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1900, 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month |
69.4°F (20.8°C) | 70.6°F (21.4°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1967 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1900 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1908, 1948, 1982 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month |
69.9°F (21.1°C) | 71.2°F (21.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1967 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1900, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
May–Oct 1988 6-Month |
69.0°F (20.6°C) | 70.4°F (21.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1967 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1979 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month |
67.3°F (19.6°C) | 68.6°F (20.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1967 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1904 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 66.1°F (18.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1967 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1960, 1976 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month |
62.4°F (16.9°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1895, 1967 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1969 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month |
59.6°F (15.3°C) | 61.2°F (16.2°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1895, 1940 |
120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 59.3°F (15.2°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1918 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904, 1918, 1968 |
102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1965, 1980, 2001 | ||||||
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month |
58.0°F (14.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1905 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1903, 1917, 1959, 1971 | ||||||
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1968, 1969 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1924, 1930, 1940, 1941, 1956, 1990, 2015 | ||||||
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month |
58.8°F (14.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1969 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1995, 1998, 1999 | ||||||
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1967, 1970 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1928, 1931, 1958, 1977 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/