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 June 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
October 2018 1-Month |
64.38°F (17.99°C) | 66.80°F (19.33°C) |
-2.42°F (-1.34°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1925 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1963 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 2018 2-Month |
71.87°F (22.15°C) | 72.31°F (22.39°C) |
-0.44°F (-0.24°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1925 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1963 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 2018 3-Month |
76.56°F (24.76°C) | 76.58°F (24.77°C) |
-0.02°F (-0.01°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1912 |
| 62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1947 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 2018 4-Month |
79.48°F (26.38°C) | 79.11°F (26.17°C) |
0.37°F (0.21°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1947 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Jun–Oct 2018 5-Month |
80.42°F (26.90°C) | 79.56°F (26.42°C) |
0.86°F (0.48°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 2018 6-Month |
80.08°F (26.71°C) | 78.45°F (25.81°C) |
1.63°F (0.90°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 1934 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 2018 7-Month |
77.47°F (25.26°C) | 76.31°F (24.62°C) |
1.16°F (0.64°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1907 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1934 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 2018 8-Month |
74.54°F (23.63°C) | 73.40°F (23.00°C) |
1.14°F (0.63°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2018 9-Month |
71.44°F (21.91°C) | 70.22°F (21.23°C) |
1.22°F (0.68°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2018 10-Month |
68.62°F (20.34°C) | 67.26°F (19.59°C) |
1.36°F (0.75°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–Oct 2018 11-Month |
66.45°F (19.14°C) | 65.03°F (18.35°C) |
1.42°F (0.79°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 16th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2018 12-Month |
65.60°F (18.67°C) | 64.01°F (17.78°C) |
1.59°F (0.89°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2017–Oct 2018 18-Month |
70.21°F (21.23°C) | 68.83°F (20.46°C) |
1.38°F (0.77°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2018 24-Month |
66.02°F (18.90°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
2.03°F (1.13°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2018 36-Month |
66.28°F (19.04°C) | 63.99°F (17.77°C) |
2.29°F (1.27°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Oct 2018 48-Month |
66.07°F (18.93°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
2.10°F (1.17°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1915 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Nov 2013–Oct 2018 60-Month |
65.69°F (18.72°C) | 63.96°F (17.76°C) |
1.73°F (0.96°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1907 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2016 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published July 2021, retrieved on July 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/