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Pennsylvania

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	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1925
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2007
	Ties: 1897, 1915, 1998
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1929, 1980
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1922
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1908, 1980, 1999
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1954
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1905, 1977, 1980, 1993
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2010, 2021
	Ties: 1918, 1930
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1924
	58.1°F (14.5°C)	57.2°F (14.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1953
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	55.1°F (12.8°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1931, 1945, 1999, 2000
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1940
	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1959, 2022
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1904
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1957, 1985, 1986, 1990
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.9°F (11.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1960
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1984
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1918, 1979
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1915, 1935, 1948, 1957, 1959, 1973, 1997
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019
	Ties: 1903, 1911, 1913, 1936, 1942, 1946
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1905, 1907, 1908
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1943, 1974, 1997

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings