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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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Average Temperature Rankings, April 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1970 1-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-6.1°F (-3.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1975
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
Mar–Apr 1970 2-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1917
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
Feb–Apr 1970 3-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	38.9°F (3.8°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1903
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1938, 1965
Jan–Apr 1970 4-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1910, 1918, 1935, 1951, 1971, 1988
Dec 1969–Apr 1970 5-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1934
	Ties: 1958
Nov 1969–Apr 1970 6-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1934
	Ties: 1941, 1977, 1982
Oct 1969–Apr 1970 7-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1976
Sep 1969–Apr 1970 8-Month	40.5°F (4.7°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1987, 2010
Aug 1969–Apr 1970 9-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.6°F (6.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1911, 1936
Jul 1969–Apr 1970 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1928, 1998, 2001
Jun 1969–Apr 1970 11-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.9°F (8.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1916, 1947, 1991
May 1969–Apr 1970 12-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1987, 2010
Nov 1968–Apr 1970 18-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1933, 1949
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1908, 1944, 1957, 1962, 1971, 1977
May 1968–Apr 1970 24-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913, 1917
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015, 2016
	Ties: 1901, 1915, 1921, 1947, 1964, 1969
May 1967–Apr 1970 36-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1914, 1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1902, 1930, 1937, 1954, 1968, 1979
May 1966–Apr 1970 48-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1915, 1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1954, 1978
May 1965–Apr 1970 60-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1972, 1985, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/