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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1920

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1920 1-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1916
October 1920 1-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-5.0°F (-2.8°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
Sep–Oct 1920 2-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1916, 1920
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
	Ties: 1916
Aug–Oct 1920 3-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1900, 1912
Aug–Oct 1920 3-Month	65.0°F (18.3°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1912
Jul–Oct 1920 4-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
Jun–Oct 1920 5-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1912
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1923
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1916
May–Oct 1920 6-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
Apr–Oct 1920 7-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1912
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2020
	Ties: 1941
Mar–Oct 1920 8-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2014, 2015, 2022
	Ties: 1948
Feb–Oct 1920 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
Feb–Oct 1920 9-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
Jan–Oct 1920 10-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1911, 1912
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1944, 1975
Dec 1919–Oct 1920 11-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1916, 1975
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
Nov 1919–Oct 1920 12-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
May 1919–Oct 1920 18-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
	Ties: 1916
Nov 1918–Oct 1920 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1912, 1949
Nov 1918–Oct 1920 24-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2015
Nov 1917–Oct 1920 36-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1916	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1904, 1908
Nov 1916–Oct 1920 48-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1912, 1913
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2017
	Ties: 1919, 1922, 1923, 1949
Nov 1915–Oct 1920 60-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1913	1913
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1919	2018
	Ties: 1912, 1923

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings