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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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North Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1987 1-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-2.4°F (-1.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1925
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1963
	Ties: 2013
Sep–Oct 1987 2-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1963
	Ties: 1935, 1970, 1975, 1983
Aug–Oct 1987 3-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1896
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1963
	Ties: 1954
Jul–Oct 1987 4-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	59.1°F (15.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1993
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1963
	Ties: 1924, 1956, 1959, 1999
Jun–Oct 1987 5-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1993
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2021
	Ties: 1939, 1943
May–Oct 1987 6-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1936
	Ties: 1920, 1960, 1973, 2001, 2017
Apr–Oct 1987 7-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1988
	Ties: 1934
Mar–Oct 1987 8-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1936
Feb–Oct 1987 9-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–Oct 1987 10-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	4.7°F (2.6°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Dec 1986–Oct 1987 11-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	5.0°F (2.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Nov 1986–Oct 1987 12-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
May 1986–Oct 1987 18-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012, 2016
Nov 1985–Oct 1987 24-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	39.7°F (4.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1988, 2017
	Ties: 1989, 1992, 2001
Nov 1984–Oct 1987 36-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2000, 2017
	Ties: 1935, 1963
Nov 1983–Oct 1987 48-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1899
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1990
	Ties: 1964, 1993, 2012, 2021
Nov 1982–Oct 1987 60-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1991
	Ties: 2021

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/