Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1970 1-Month |
47.73°F (8.74°C) | 47.44°F (8.58°C) |
0.29°F (0.16°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
42.62°F (5.90°C) | 43.03°F (6.13°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.23°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
37.65°F (3.14°C) | 38.68°F (3.71°C) |
-1.03°F (-0.57°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
34.07°F (1.15°C) | 34.72°F (1.51°C) |
-0.65°F (-0.36°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
30.66°F (-0.74°C) | 31.72°F (-0.16°C) |
-1.06°F (-0.58°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1917 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
29.52°F (-1.38°C) | 30.21°F (-0.99°C) |
-0.69°F (-0.39°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1965 | ||||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
29.59°F (-1.34°C) | 30.28°F (-0.96°C) |
-0.69°F (-0.38°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
30.88°F (-0.62°C) | 31.67°F (-0.18°C) |
-0.79°F (-0.44°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
33.33°F (0.74°C) | 33.92°F (1.07°C) |
-0.59°F (-0.33°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2016 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
35.95°F (2.19°C) | 36.43°F (2.46°C) |
-0.48°F (-0.27°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
38.27°F (3.48°C) | 38.63°F (3.68°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
39.62°F (4.23°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
-0.42°F (-0.24°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1960, 1966 | ||||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
36.16°F (2.31°C) | 36.75°F (2.64°C) |
-0.59°F (-0.33°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1918 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
39.53°F (4.18°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
-0.50°F (-0.28°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
39.50°F (4.17°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.52°F (-0.29°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
39.61°F (4.23°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
39.61°F (4.23°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.39°F (-0.21°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 17, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/