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Average 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	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1937, 1949
	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1953
	Ties: 1938, 1971
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	27.1°F (-2.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1926
Nov 1969–Jan 1970 3-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1935
Oct 1969–Jan 1970 4-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	34.4°F (1.3°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	1934
	Ties: 1901, 1926, 1965, 1987
Sep 1969–Jan 1970 5-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	39.0°F (3.9°C)	38.1°F (3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1919, 1944, 1948, 1978, 2010, 2020
Aug 1969–Jan 1970 6-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1945, 1966, 1994
Jul 1969–Jan 1970 7-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1907, 1908, 1944, 1948, 1958
Jun 1969–Jan 1970 8-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015, 2022
	Ties: 1923, 2011
May 1969–Jan 1970 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1964, 1981, 2009
Apr 1969–Jan 1970 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917, 1949
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.7°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1978, 1992, 2008
Mar 1969–Jan 1970 11-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1996, 2001
Feb 1969–Jan 1970 12-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1934, 1961, 1962, 1997, 2009
Aug 1968–Jan 1970 18-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1917
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.7°F (6.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1909, 1931, 1932, 1952, 1958, 1977
Feb 1968–Jan 1970 24-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913, 1950, 1957
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1908, 1932, 1955
Feb 1967–Jan 1970 36-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1937, 1955, 2012
Feb 1966–Jan 1970 48-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1915
	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1935, 1938, 1944, 1969, 1983
Feb 1965–Jan 1970 60-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1938, 1945, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1982, 1984

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on December 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings