Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, October 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2018 1-Month |
53.71°F (12.06°C) | 54.11°F (12.28°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1925 |
| 86th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1963 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2018 2-Month |
60.62°F (15.90°C) | 59.49°F (15.27°C) |
1.13°F (0.63°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 2013 | 1976 |
| 27th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2018 3-Month |
64.92°F (18.29°C) | 63.69°F (17.61°C) |
1.23°F (0.68°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2018 4-Month |
67.55°F (19.75°C) | 66.17°F (18.98°C) |
1.38°F (0.77°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1976 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 2018 5-Month |
68.35°F (20.19°C) | 66.63°F (19.24°C) |
1.72°F (0.95°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1912 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1998 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 2018 6-Month |
67.88°F (19.93°C) | 65.56°F (18.64°C) |
2.32°F (1.29°C) | 127th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2018 7-Month |
65.19°F (18.44°C) | 63.49°F (17.49°C) |
1.70°F (0.95°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 1934, 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2018 8-Month |
62.38°F (16.88°C) | 60.74°F (15.97°C) |
1.64°F (0.91°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2018 9-Month |
59.39°F (15.22°C) | 57.75°F (14.31°C) |
1.64°F (0.91°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2018 10-Month |
56.67°F (13.71°C) | 54.99°F (12.77°C) |
1.68°F (0.94°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912, 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Oct 2018 11-Month |
54.64°F (12.58°C) | 52.97°F (11.65°C) |
1.67°F (0.93°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 2005 | ||||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2018 12-Month |
53.84°F (12.13°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
1.81°F (1.00°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2017–Oct 2018 18-Month |
58.15°F (14.53°C) | 56.54°F (13.63°C) |
1.61°F (0.90°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1917 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2018 24-Month |
54.26°F (12.37°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
2.24°F (1.25°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2018 36-Month |
54.54°F (12.52°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
2.54°F (1.41°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2018 48-Month |
54.36°F (12.42°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
2.37°F (1.31°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1918 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2013–Oct 2018 60-Month |
53.94°F (12.19°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
1.95°F (1.08°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1920 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/