“ The average October temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 59.0 degrees F, 4.9 degrees above the 20th-century average, ranking as the second-warmest October — behind October 1963 — in NOAA’s 130-year U.S. climate record.
Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Utah each saw their warmest October on record. California, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming each had their second-warmest October on record, with an additional 10 states experiencing their top-10 warmest.”
https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-had-its-2nd-warmest-october-on-record