NOAA: October was third warmest on record

October is typically a month for crisp weather and fall jackets, but for many across the U.S., it felt more like bathing suit season, NOAA scientists say.

The contiguous U.S. experienced its third warmest October in 122-years of record-keeping, with an average temperature of 57.7 degrees F, 3.6 degrees above the 20th-century average.

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