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Tennessee

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1978 1-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1917, 1952
October 1978 1-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	1919
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1941
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1976
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2007
	Ties: 1904, 1913, 1930, 2013, 2015
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1967
	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1915, 1928, 1977, 1993, 2011
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	71.3°F (21.8°C)	71.1°F (21.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1984, 1993, 2008
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	70.3°F (21.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	70.3°F (21.3°C)	70.4°F (21.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1936, 1941, 2007, 2016, 2018
	Ties: 1916, 1937, 1985, 1993
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
	68.7°F (20.4°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1941
	Ties: 1918, 1935, 1952, 1956, 2004, 2014
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1912, 1932, 1990
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1917
	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1940, 1947, 1966, 1968, 1996
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	60.6°F (15.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1921
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940, 1978
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1940
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1940
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	55.8°F (13.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1964, 1969
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978, 1979
	56.0°F (13.3°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1979
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1979
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1963, 1964, 1971
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1964, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1966

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