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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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Nevada

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	38.3°F (3.5°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1897
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1934
Feb–Mar 1970 2-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	36.9°F (2.7°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1903
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
Jan–Mar 1970 3-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	34.6°F (1.4°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 2004
Dec 1969–Mar 1970 4-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1980, 2004, 2016
Nov 1969–Mar 1970 5-Month	36.6°F (2.6°C)	34.8°F (1.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2015
Oct 1969–Mar 1970 6-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.4°F (3.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1956, 1974, 1982
Sep 1969–Mar 1970 7-Month	41.9°F (5.5°C)	40.9°F (4.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
Aug 1969–Mar 1970 8-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1905, 1935, 1961, 1995, 1999
Jul 1969–Mar 1970 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1967, 1982
Jun 1969–Mar 1970 10-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1905, 1988, 1989, 1990
May 1969–Mar 1970 11-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.8°F (9.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1953, 1968, 1992
Apr 1969–Mar 1970 12-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1911, 1938, 1951, 1980, 1981
Oct 1968–Mar 1970 18-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1919
Apr 1968–Mar 1970 24-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1919, 1921, 1939, 1944, 1964, 1986
Apr 1967–Mar 1970 36-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1914
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015, 2016, 2017
	Ties: 1920, 1943, 1959, 1969, 1981
Apr 1966–Mar 1970 48-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1915, 1949
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1936, 1963, 1982
Apr 1965–Mar 1970 60-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	49.5°F (9.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917, 1949
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017, 2018, 2019
	Ties: 1937, 1939, 1960, 1965, 1980, 1986

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/