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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Contiguous U.S.

Minimum Temperature Rankings, January 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1970 1-Month	17.04°F (-8.31°C)	19.75°F (-6.81°C)	-2.71°F (-1.50°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2006
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	20.42°F (-6.43°C)	21.20°F (-6.00°C)	-0.78°F (-0.43°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2020
	Ties: 1985
Nov 1969–Jan 1970 3-Month	23.62°F (-4.66°C)	24.37°F (-4.24°C)	-0.75°F (-0.42°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1977
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
Oct 1969–Jan 1970 4-Month	27.70°F (-2.39°C)	28.63°F (-1.87°C)	-0.93°F (-0.52°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 2001
Sep 1969–Jan 1970 5-Month	32.74°F (0.41°C)	33.29°F (0.72°C)	-0.55°F (-0.31°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Aug 1969–Jan 1970 6-Month	37.21°F (2.89°C)	37.58°F (3.10°C)	-0.37°F (-0.21°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Jul 1969–Jan 1970 7-Month	40.67°F (4.82°C)	40.86°F (4.92°C)	-0.19°F (-0.10°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1903
Jun 1969–Jan 1970 8-Month	42.40°F (5.78°C)	42.71°F (5.95°C)	-0.31°F (-0.17°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1909
May 1969–Jan 1970 9-Month	43.03°F (6.13°C)	43.23°F (6.24°C)	-0.20°F (-0.11°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1957
Apr 1969–Jan 1970 10-Month	42.72°F (5.96°C)	42.77°F (5.98°C)	-0.05°F (-0.02°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2016
	Ties: 1944
Mar 1969–Jan 1970 11-Month	41.07°F (5.04°C)	41.60°F (5.33°C)	-0.53°F (-0.29°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1968
Feb 1969–Jan 1970 12-Month	39.58°F (4.21°C)	40.03°F (4.46°C)	-0.45°F (-0.25°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1948, 1963
Aug 1968–Jan 1970 18-Month	38.72°F (3.73°C)	39.22°F (4.01°C)	-0.50°F (-0.28°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
Feb 1968–Jan 1970 24-Month	39.56°F (4.20°C)	40.02°F (4.46°C)	-0.46°F (-0.26°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1926
Feb 1967–Jan 1970 36-Month	39.50°F (4.17°C)	40.01°F (4.45°C)	-0.51°F (-0.28°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1913
Feb 1966–Jan 1970 48-Month	39.58°F (4.21°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.41°F (-0.23°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2019
	Ties: 1927, 1971
Feb 1965–Jan 1970 60-Month	39.56°F (4.20°C)	39.99°F (4.44°C)	-0.43°F (-0.24°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1914

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, Minimum Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/