According to the NOAA, October 2013 was the 37th coldest since 1895. It was -0.61°F colder than the 1901-2000 average.

The warmest October was 1963 when it was 5.21F warmer than the 1901-2000 average. That means October 2013 was 5.83F colder than 1963!

These Octobers were warmer: 1897,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1907,1910,1914,1915,1918

and 1920,1921,1922,1924,1926,1927,1928,1929,1931,1933,1934,1935,1937,1938,1939

and 1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1947,1949,1950,1951,1953,1954,1955,1956,1958,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1967,1968

and 1971,1973,1974,1975,1977,1978,1979,1983,1984,1985,1986,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999

and 2000,2001,2003,2004,2005,2007,2008,2010,2011,2012.