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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

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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1988 1-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	4.9°F (2.8°C)	125th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1919
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1963
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
	Ties: 2005
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1963, 2015
	Ties: 1953, 1979, 2012
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1963
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month	60.1°F (15.6°C)	56.5°F (13.6°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
May–Oct 1988 6-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	3.4°F (1.9°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1988
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	3.4°F (1.8°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1988, 2012
	Ties: 2012
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
	Ties: 2001
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1912
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2012
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 2001, 2006
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month	42.9°F (6.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1954
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	1934
	Ties: 1954, 1992
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2016
	Ties: 1934, 2012
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	40.8°F (4.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1940	2017
	Ties: 2003, 2004
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1899
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1943, 1956, 1997, 1998
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1917
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1982, 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/