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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1968

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1968 1-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
	59.4°F (15.2°C)	59.5°F (15.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1943, 1947, 1961, 2002
Sep–Oct 1968 2-Month	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916, 1920
	64.2°F (17.9°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1929, 1938, 1975, 1984, 1994, 2006
Aug–Oct 1968 3-Month	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1957	1900, 1912
	66.5°F (19.2°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1926, 1948, 1982
Jul–Oct 1968 4-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	69.1°F (20.6°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1973
Jun–Oct 1968 5-Month	69.0°F (20.6°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
	69.0°F (20.6°C)	69.0°F (20.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1906, 1921, 1962
May–Oct 1968 6-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1916
	67.5°F (19.7°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1896, 1918, 1924, 1977, 1986, 1989
Apr–Oct 1968 7-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	65.6°F (18.7°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2020
	Ties: 1918, 1922, 1924, 1932, 1943, 1970, 1986
Mar–Oct 1968 8-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	63.7°F (17.6°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2014, 2015
	Ties: 1932, 1943, 1952, 1969, 2011
Feb–Oct 1968 9-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.5°F (16.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1961, 1978, 1989, 1995
Jan–Oct 1968 10-Month	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1911, 1912
	60.2°F (15.7°C)	59.6°F (15.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1970, 1991
Dec 1967–Oct 1968 11-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	58.3°F (14.6°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2015
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 1977
Nov 1967–Oct 1968 12-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1943, 1961
May 1967–Oct 1968 18-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912
	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2010
Nov 1966–Oct 1968 24-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912, 1949
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1936, 1958, 1979, 1986
Nov 1965–Oct 1968 36-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1962, 1970, 1985
Nov 1964–Oct 1968 48-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1912, 1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2017
	Ties: 1927, 1929, 1935, 1938, 1969, 1985
Nov 1963–Oct 1968 60-Month	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
	57.3°F (14.1°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1958, 1974

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings