{"id":9632,"date":"2025-10-18T09:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/9632\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T09:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:20:10","slug":"%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f-hottest-octobers-in-florida-since-1895","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/9632\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2600\ufe0f Hottest Octobers in Florida since 1895"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In 2022, the continental United States experienced its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news\/earth-had-its-6th-hottest-july-and-year-to-date-on-record\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">third hottest July since 1895<\/a>, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while 20 states saw one of their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/monitoring-content\/sotc\/national\/statewidetavgrank\/statewidetavgrank-202207.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10 hottest days<\/a> in the same month. The year prior, July marked the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news\/its-official-july-2021-was-earths-hottest-month-on-record\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hottest month on record worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/understanding-climate\/climate-change-global-temperature\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Earth\u2019s temperature<\/a> has climbed each decade since 1880 by about .14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacker.com\/florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stacker<\/a> compiled a ranking of the hottest Octobers in Florida since 1895 using data from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/statewide\/time-series\/8\/tavg\/all\/5\/1895-2023?base_prd=true&amp;begbaseyear=1901&amp;endbaseyear=2000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Centers for Environmental Information<\/a>. Rankings are based on the highest average temperature in each month. For each of the hottest months listed below, we&#8217;ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#10. October 1911<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 75.8\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 85.6\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 66\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 5.36&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#9. October 1959<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 75.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 84.5\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 67.4\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 8.62&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#7. October 2007 (tie)<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 76.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 84.6\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 67.8\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 5.64&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#7. October 2002 (tie)<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 76.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 85.6\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 66.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 3.72&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#6. October 2018<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 76.5\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 86.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 66.8\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 2.12&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#5. October 1941<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 76.7\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 86.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 67.1\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 5.23&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#4. October 1985<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 76.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 86.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 67.6\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 4.69&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#3. October 2020<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 77.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 85.6\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 68.7\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 4.26&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#2. October 2019<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 77.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 86.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 68.8\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 5.16&#8243;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">#1. October 1919<br \/>&#8211; Average temperature: 78.2\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly high temperature: 87.9\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Monthly low temperature: 68.4\u00b0F<br \/>&#8211; Total precipitation: 2.16&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760779210_8_pixel.gif\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Stacker 2025. 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