Climate at a Glance

• Global
• National
• Regional
• Statewide
• Divisional
• County
• City

• Mapping
• Time Series
• Rankings
• Haywood Plots
• Data Information
• Background

Regional 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 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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Month: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Region: Ohio Valley Climate Region Upper Midwest Climate Region Northeast Climate Region Northwest Climate Region South Climate Region Southeast Climate Region Southwest Climate Region West Climate Region Northern Rockies and Plains Climate Region Great Plains Southern Plains and Gulf Coast Rockies and Westward Eastern NWS Region Southern NWS Region Central NWS Region Western NWS Region Arkansas-White-Red Basin California River Basin Great Basin Great Lakes Basin Lower Colorado River Basin Lower Mississippi River Basin Mid-Atlantic Basin Missouri River Basin New England Basin Ohio River Basin Pacific Northwest Basin Rio Grande River Basin Souris-Red-Rainy Basin South Atlantic-Gulf Basin Tennessee River Basin Texas Gulf Coast River Basin Upper Colorado River Basin Upper Mississippi River Basin Corn Belt Cotton Belt Primary Hard Red Winter Wheat Belt Primary Corn and Soybean Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt Soybean Belt Spring Wheat Belt Winter Wheat Belt

---

« November 1970

January 1971 »

Great Basin

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970

View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860

Download:

• Record Coolest
• Bottom 1/10
• Bottom 1/3
• Normal
• Top 1/3
• Top 1/10
• Record Warmest

Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1970 1-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1909, 1932
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1917
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1931
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1917
	Ties: 1899, 1974, 1998
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1919
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1950
	Ties: 1899, 1938
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1971
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2014
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1916
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1913, 1918, 1993
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1916
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1903, 1925
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1916
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1928, 1957
May–Dec 1970 8-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1916
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1946, 1947, 1964
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1912
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021
	Ties: 1907, 1913, 1945
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1941, 1964
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1911, 1912
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1917, 1949, 1952, 1998
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1944
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1934
	Ties: 1907, 1919, 1968
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912, 1913
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
	Ties: 1902, 1941, 1998
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1912, 1913
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1922, 1969, 1974
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1913
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1967, 1986
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1914
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1926, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1986
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1899, 1915, 1916
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1944, 1958, 1959, 1964

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/