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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1938 1-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1919
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1963
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	3.5°F (2.0°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1998
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1963, 2015
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1912
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1963
	Ties: 2005, 2014
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2021
	Ties: 1994, 2000
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1988
	Ties: 1922, 1948, 2014
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1912
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1988, 2012
	Ties: 2017
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1986, 2004, 2013
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1912
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1921, 1986, 2020
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2012
	Ties: 1983, 2014
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1931, 1977, 1986, 1999
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	1934
	Ties: 1931
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	1934
	Ties: 2002, 2004, 2005
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	41.0°F (5.0°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1931, 1958
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2017
	Ties: 1943, 1958, 1964, 1977
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1933	1899
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2018
	Ties: 1964, 1981, 1982
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/