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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1963 1-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2020
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1945, 1955
Sep–Oct 1963 2-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916, 1920
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 2017
Aug–Oct 1963 3-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1900, 1912
	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1964, 1997, 2002, 2019
Jul–Oct 1963 4-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1955
Jun–Oct 1963 5-Month	68.5°F (20.3°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1912
	68.5°F (20.3°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1953, 1975, 1986
May–Oct 1963 6-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1916
	67.4°F (19.7°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2020
	Ties: 1976
Apr–Oct 1963 7-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
	64.7°F (18.2°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1925, 1927, 1930, 1982
Mar–Oct 1963 8-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1953	1912
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1903, 1965, 1971, 1982
Feb–Oct 1963 9-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1932, 1980, 1999, 2011
Jan–Oct 1963 10-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1911, 1912
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1976
Dec 1962–Oct 1963 11-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1924, 1945
Nov 1962–Oct 1963 12-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1914, 1924, 1930, 1991, 1993, 1995
May 1962–Oct 1963 18-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1912
	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1979
Nov 1961–Oct 1963 24-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1912, 1949
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1957, 1964, 1983
Nov 1960–Oct 1963 36-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1913
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1972
Nov 1959–Oct 1963 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1912, 1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1939, 1970, 1979
Nov 1958–Oct 1963 60-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1913
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2018
	Ties: 1938, 1940, 1960, 1982, 1984, 1987

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 31, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings