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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1970

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean
Anomaly Rank
(1895-2022)
Warmest/Coolest
Since
Record
August 1970
1-Month
73.38°F
(22.99°C)
72.10°F
(22.28°C)
1.28°F
(0.71°C)
103rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1927
26th Warmest
Warmest since:
1983
Jul–Aug 1970
2-Month
73.67°F
(23.15°C)
72.86°F
(22.70°C)
0.81°F
(0.45°C)
94th Coolest
Coolest since:
1992
35th Warmest
Warmest since:
1936
Jun–Aug 1970
3-Month
72.03°F
(22.24°C)
71.40°F
(21.89°C)
0.63°F
(0.35°C)
87th Coolest
Coolest since:
1915
42nd Warmest
Warmest since:
1936, 2021
Ties: 1918
May–Aug 1970
4-Month
69.29°F
(20.72°C)
68.60°F
(20.33°C)
0.69°F
(0.39°C)
91st Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
38th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1921
Apr–Aug 1970
5-Month
65.32°F
(18.51°C)
65.09°F
(18.38°C)
0.23°F
(0.13°C)
64th Coolest
Coolest since:
1907
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar–Aug 1970
6-Month
60.85°F
(16.03°C)
61.16°F
(16.20°C)
-0.31°F
(-0.17°C)
41st Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Feb–Aug 1970
7-Month
57.21°F
(14.01°C)
57.25°F
(14.03°C)
-0.04°F
(-0.02°C)
52nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
77th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1919
Jan–Aug 1970
8-Month
53.45°F
(11.92°C)
53.86°F
(12.14°C)
-0.41°F
(-0.22°C)
38th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
91st Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Dec 1969–Aug 1970
9-Month
51.23°F
(10.68°C)
51.52°F
(10.84°C)
-0.29°F
(-0.16°C)
40th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1897
Nov 1969–Aug 1970
10-Month
50.26°F
(10.14°C)
50.54°F
(10.30°C)
-0.28°F
(-0.16°C)
40th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
88th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Oct 1969–Aug 1970
11-Month
50.33°F
(10.18°C)
50.86°F
(10.48°C)
-0.53°F
(-0.30°C)
28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1912
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Ties: 1968
Sep 1969–Aug 1970
12-Month
51.60°F
(10.89°C)
52.03°F
(11.13°C)
-0.43°F
(-0.24°C)
30th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
98th Warmest
Warmest since:
2012
Mar 1969–Aug 1970
18-Month
54.64°F
(12.58°C)
55.07°F
(12.82°C)
-0.43°F
(-0.24°C)
28th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
100th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1984
Sep 1968–Aug 1970
24-Month
51.47°F
(10.82°C)
52.02°F
(11.12°C)
-0.55°F
(-0.30°C)
16th Coolest
Coolest since:
1918
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2017
Ties: 1978
Sep 1967–Aug 1970
36-Month
51.47°F
(10.82°C)
52.00°F
(11.11°C)
-0.53°F
(-0.29°C)
15th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Ties: 1912, 1915
Sep 1966–Aug 1970
48-Month
51.58°F
(10.88°C)
51.99°F
(11.11°C)
-0.41°F
(-0.23°C)
19th Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
106th Warmest
Warmest since:
2018
Sep 1965–Aug 1970
60-Month
51.63°F
(10.91°C)
51.98°F
(11.10°C)
-0.35°F
(-0.19°C)
22nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1920
102nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2020

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