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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1938

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Period	Value	1925-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1925-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1938 1-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1996
October 1938 1-Month	33.1°F (0.6°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	7.6°F (4.2°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1992
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2018
	Ties: 1925
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1996
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2018
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1970
	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2019
	Ties: 1977, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1970
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	43.5°F (6.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2019
May–Oct 1938 6-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1965, 1970
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2019
	Ties: 2014
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month	41.5°F (5.3°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1985
	41.5°F (5.3°C)	39.8°F (4.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2016, 2019
	Ties: 2014
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1971
	37.7°F (3.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1926	2019
	Ties: 1942, 1991, 2010
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1971
	33.4°F (0.8°C)	32.7°F (0.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2019
	Ties: 1979
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1934	1971
	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1960, 1986
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1971
	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1936, 1953, 1968
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1956
	26.5°F (-3.1°C)	26.0°F (-3.3°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1950, 1957, 2013
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1956, 1971
	32.3°F (0.2°C)	31.5°F (-0.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1945, 2008
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1972
	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1930	2019
	Ties: 1929, 1943
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1973
	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1991
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1974
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month	26.4°F (-3.1°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1929	2019
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1975
	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	25.9°F (-3.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2019
	Ties: 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings