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West Virginia

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1938 1-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1988
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1919
	Ties: 1908, 1932
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1904, 1925
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	63.6°F (17.6°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1933, 1953
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	65.8°F (18.8°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1983, 1993, 2015
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	65.9°F (18.8°C)	65.6°F (18.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1905, 1913, 1935, 1975, 2013
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1976
	64.9°F (18.3°C)	64.7°F (18.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	1900
	Ties: 1913, 1952, 1954, 1957
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.7°F (17.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019
	Ties: 1977, 1985, 2013
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1924
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1910, 1922, 1939
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917, 1924
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	58.8°F (14.9°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2016
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
	Ties: 1939
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963, 1978
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1922, 1933, 1999, 2022
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1963
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1986
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1977
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1909, 1911, 1944, 2004
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1978
	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1914, 1921, 1943, 1973, 1975, 1995, 2001
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2018
	Ties: 1908, 1913, 1931, 1948, 1956, 1989, 1990
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1979, 1980
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019
	Ties: 1913, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1981
	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1910, 1911, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1987, 1989

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings