(Stacker) - October got off to a hot start this year, with four of the first five days reaching the 80s in Green Bay. It was a record 88 degrees on Oct. 3.

In 2022, the continental United States experienced its third hottest July since 1895 , according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while 20 states saw one of their 10 hottest days in the same month. The year prior, July marked the hottest month on record worldwide .

Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth’s temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about .14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total.

Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Octobers in Wisconsin since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Inf

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