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Average Temperature Rankings, March 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1970 1-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1897
March 1970 1-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1903
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1957
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1914, 2007, 2020
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1980
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1992, 2016
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1918
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1963, 2007, 2012
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1980, 1988, 2012, 2019
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1960, 1982, 2005
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.9°F (14.9°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1978, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1993
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1992, 2000, 2001
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1932, 1944, 1984, 2011
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1906, 1942, 1975, 1980
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1913, 1917
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1953, 1978
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1980
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1930, 1931

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on April 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings