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 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Maximum Temperature Rankings, October 2018
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
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) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1925 |
| 105th 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 |
| 77th 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 |
| 60th 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 |
| 46th 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) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 1931 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
May–Oct 2018 6-Month |
80.08°F (26.71°C) | 78.46°F (25.81°C) |
1.62°F (0.90°C) | 116th 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) | 103rd 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) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 2018 9-Month |
71.44°F (21.91°C) | 70.23°F (21.24°C) |
1.21°F (0.67°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 2018 10-Month |
68.61°F (20.34°C) | 67.25°F (19.58°C) |
1.36°F (0.76°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 17th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1999 | ||||||
|
Dec 2017–Oct 2018 11-Month |
66.45°F (19.14°C) | 65.03°F (18.35°C) |
1.42°F (0.79°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2014 | 1912 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2017–Oct 2018 12-Month |
65.59°F (18.66°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
1.59°F (0.88°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
May 2017–Oct 2018 18-Month |
70.20°F (21.22°C) | 68.82°F (20.46°C) |
1.38°F (0.76°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1912 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Oct 2018 24-Month |
66.02°F (18.90°C) | 64.00°F (17.78°C) |
2.02°F (1.12°C) | 116th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1913 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Oct 2018 36-Month |
66.27°F (19.04°C) | 63.98°F (17.77°C) |
2.29°F (1.27°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2017 | 1917 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2018 | ||||
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Nov 2014–Oct 2018 48-Month |
66.06°F (18.92°C) | 63.97°F (17.76°C) |
2.09°F (1.16°C) | 120th 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) | 118th 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 2019, retrieved on July 16, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/