Contiguous U.S. October 1954 Maximum Temperature Rankings
1901-2000
Degrees Fahrenheit
1
67.23
66.80
0.43
74
56
1925
1963
1951
1953
normal
1903,1990
2
73.67
72.31
1.36
100
30
1925
1963
1951
1953
top-third
3
77.56
76.58
0.98
96
34
1912
1947
1951
1953
top-third
4
80.49
79.11
1.38
104
26
1912
2022
1951
1953
top-third
5
80.76
79.55
1.21
102
28
1912
2022
1951
1953
top-third
6
79.21
78.45
0.76
91
39
1907
1934
1951
1953
top-third
7
77.50
76.32
1.18
108
22
1907
1934
1953
1952
top-third
8
74.15
73.40
0.75
92
38
1912
2012
1951
1953
top-third
9
71.90
70.23
1.67
121
9
1912
2012
1953
1934
top-tenth
10
68.88
67.25
1.63
116
14
1912
2012
1952
1953
top-third
1990,2007,2023
11
66.62
65.03
1.59
116
13
1912
2012
1953
1934
top-tenth
12
65.70
64.01
1.69
117
12
1912
2012
1953
1934
top-tenth
18
70.44
68.82
1.62
119
10
1912
2012
1953
1934
top-tenth
24
65.51
64.00
1.51
113
15
1913
2017
1953
1935
top-third
36
65.13
63.98
1.15
106
21
1917
2018
1953
1936
top-third
2004
48
64.77
63.97
0.80
93
33
1915
2018
1953
1937
top-third
60
64.64
63.96
0.68
89
36
1907
2016
1953
1938
top-third