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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1970 1-Month	52.27°F (11.26°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-1.84°F (-1.02°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1925
October 1970 1-Month	52.27°F (11.26°C)	54.11°F (12.28°C)	-1.84°F (-1.02°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1963
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month	58.43°F (14.68°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month	58.43°F (14.68°C)	59.49°F (15.27°C)	-1.06°F (-0.59°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month	63.41°F (17.45°C)	63.69°F (17.61°C)	-0.28°F (-0.16°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1947
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month	66.05°F (18.92°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month	66.05°F (18.92°C)	66.17°F (18.98°C)	-0.12°F (-0.06°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2022
Jun–Oct 1970 5-Month	66.59°F (19.22°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912
	66.59°F (19.22°C)	66.63°F (19.24°C)	-0.04°F (-0.02°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2021
	Ties: 1926
May–Oct 1970 6-Month	65.67°F (18.71°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.11°F (0.07°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	65.67°F (18.71°C)	65.56°F (18.64°C)	0.11°F (0.07°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1996
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month	63.35°F (17.42°C)	63.49°F (17.49°C)	-0.14°F (-0.07°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934, 2012
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month	60.24°F (15.69°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month	60.24°F (15.69°C)	60.74°F (15.97°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month	57.48°F (14.16°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month	57.48°F (14.16°C)	57.75°F (14.31°C)	-0.27°F (-0.15°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2012
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month	54.44°F (12.47°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912, 1917
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month	54.44°F (12.47°C)	54.99°F (12.77°C)	-0.55°F (-0.30°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month	52.54°F (11.41°C)	52.96°F (11.64°C)	-0.42°F (-0.23°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month	51.62°F (10.90°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month	51.62°F (10.90°C)	52.03°F (11.13°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month	56.20°F (13.44°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month	56.20°F (13.44°C)	56.54°F (13.63°C)	-0.34°F (-0.19°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Nov 1968–Oct 1970 24-Month	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	51.40°F (10.78°C)	52.02°F (11.12°C)	-0.62°F (-0.34°C)	110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1920
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month	51.44°F (10.80°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1919	1917
	51.44°F (10.80°C)	52.00°F (11.11°C)	-0.56°F (-0.31°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1912
Nov 1966–Oct 1970 48-Month	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
	51.57°F (10.87°C)	51.99°F (11.11°C)	-0.42°F (-0.24°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1951
Nov 1965–Oct 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: 1969	1920
	51.63°F (10.91°C)	51.98°F (11.10°C)	-0.35°F (-0.19°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2020
	Ties: 1904

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 25, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/national/rankings