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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	57.9°F (14.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1909
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916, 1920
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1929, 1968, 1975, 1984, 1994, 2006
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	67.3°F (19.6°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1931	1900, 1912
	67.3°F (19.6°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1906
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1951, 1970
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	68.9°F (20.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1935, 1950, 1970
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1916
	68.0°F (20.0°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1945
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1928, 1945, 1962, 1977
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	63.6°F (17.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1904, 1933, 1949, 1977, 1991, 1999
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1925, 1935, 1962
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1911, 1912
	59.5°F (15.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1906, 1973
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1968, 1977
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1939, 1966, 1974, 1980, 2011
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1980
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1912, 1949
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1929, 1944, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1999
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1931, 1932, 1952, 1984
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912, 1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1935, 1968, 1969, 1985
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1913
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
	Ties: 1940, 1960, 1963, 1982, 1984, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings