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Average Temperature Rankings, May 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1970 1-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1977
	62.7°F (17.1°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2001
	Ties: 1937
Apr–May 1970 2-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1967
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1992
	Ties: 1978
Mar–May 1970 3-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
	Ties: 1905, 1915, 1958, 1961
Feb–May 1970 4-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	52.6°F (11.4°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1939, 1958
Jan–May 1970 5-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1905
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1930, 2006
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1928, 1947, 1994, 2001
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1924, 1936, 1938, 1963
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	53.2°F (11.8°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1993, 2001
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1980, 1986, 1987, 2001
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1930, 1993
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	58.0°F (14.4°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1931, 1936, 1954, 1990, 1994
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1937, 1947, 1971
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1919, 1947, 1952, 1971, 1980, 1984
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1942, 1983, 2000
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016, 2017, 2018
	Ties: 1934, 1980, 1985
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1917
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1954, 1971, 1972, 1978

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 26, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings