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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	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
December 1970 1-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	90th 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)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1931
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	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
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	91st 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
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	110th 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
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	99th 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
	52.4°F (11.3°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	92nd 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
	54.0°F (12.2°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	91st 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
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th 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
	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	108th 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
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	110th 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
	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	96th 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
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th 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
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st 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
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	70th 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
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd 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
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	71st 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)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1899, 1915, 1916
	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1944, 1958, 1959, 1964

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings