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Tennessee

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1972

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1972 1-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1917, 1952
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1919
	Ties: 1906, 1929
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	64.6°F (18.1°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1941
	Ties: 1962, 1990, 2008
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	68.1°F (20.1°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2007
	Ties: 1924, 2008
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1967
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1940, 1997
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month	70.0°F (21.1°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
	70.0°F (21.1°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1946, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001
May–Oct 1972 6-Month	69.2°F (20.7°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
	69.2°F (20.7°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1936, 1941, 2007, 2016, 2018
	Ties: 1907, 1940
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month	67.6°F (19.8°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1976
	67.6°F (19.8°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	1941
	Ties: 1903, 1988, 1994, 1996
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month	65.2°F (18.4°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	65.2°F (18.4°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1904, 1923, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2016
	Ties: 1961, 1974, 1993
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1940
	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1921
	Ties: 1902, 1977, 2013
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1940, 1978
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1943, 1990
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1940
	57.9°F (14.4°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2016
	Ties: 1973, 1983
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1977
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1931, 1995, 2010, 2013
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1978, 1979
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1916
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	57.1°F (13.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1983
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2019
	Ties: 1904
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1964, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981
	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969

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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