Contiguous U.S. October 1953 Maximum Temperature Rankings
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
70.34
66.80
3.54
126
4
1925
1963
1952
1950
top-tenth
2
75.86
72.31
3.55
128
2
1925
1963
1952
1953
top-tenth
3
79.10
76.58
2.52
127
3
1912
1947
1952
1947
top-tenth
1938
4
81.19
79.11
2.08
126
4
1912
2022
1952
1947
top-tenth
5
81.63
79.55
2.08
123
7
1912
2022
1952
1936
top-tenth
6
79.91
78.45
1.46
114
16
1907
1934
1951
1952
top-third
1956
7
77.18
76.32
0.86
92
38
1907
1934
1951
1952
top-third
8
74.45
73.40
1.05
100
30
1912
2012
1952
1939
top-third
9
71.42
70.23
1.19
103
27
1912
2012
1952
1939
top-third
10
68.97
67.25
1.72
120
10
1912
2012
1952
1934
top-tenth
2021
11
66.58
65.03
1.55
115
14
1912
2012
1952
1934
top-third
12
65.32
64.01
1.31
111
18
1912
2012
1952
1934
top-third
18
70.26
68.82
1.44
115
14
1912
2012
1952
1934
top-third
24
64.85
64.00
0.85
101
27
1913
2017
1952
1940
top-third
36
64.46
63.98
0.48
85
42
1917
2018
1952
1941
top-third
48
64.38
63.97
0.41
83
43
1915
2018
1952
1941
normal
60
64.21
63.96
0.25
72
53
1907
2016
1952
1947
normal