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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1950

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1950 1-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1916
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2020
	Ties: 1929, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2011
Sep–Oct 1950 2-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1916, 1920
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1922, 1951, 1959
Aug–Oct 1950 3-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1900, 1912
	67.8°F (19.9°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1969, 1984
Jul–Oct 1950 4-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1939, 1978, 1987, 2007
Jun–Oct 1950 5-Month	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	69.3°F (20.7°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1935, 1938, 1970
May–Oct 1950 6-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1916
	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1917, 1928, 1995, 2011
Apr–Oct 1950 7-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1947
Mar–Oct 1950 8-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
Mar–Oct 1950 8-Month	64.0°F (17.8°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2014, 2015, 2022
Feb–Oct 1950 9-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1910, 1939, 1979, 1991
Jan–Oct 1950 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1911, 1912
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1905, 1924, 1983
Dec 1949–Oct 1950 11-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1910, 1957, 1976, 1979
Nov 1949–Oct 1950 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1967, 2010
May 1949–Oct 1950 18-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1947
Nov 1948–Oct 1950 24-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912, 1949
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1909, 1911
Nov 1947–Oct 1950 36-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
	Ties: 1921, 1949
Nov 1946–Oct 1950 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1912, 1913
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1910
Nov 1945–Oct 1950 60-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1949	1913
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2018
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1918

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings