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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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New York

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1970 1-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1925
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1947
	Ties: 2013
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	53.5°F (11.9°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1961, 2017
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1906, 1949, 2002
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2016, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1920
Jun–Oct 1970 5-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1992
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2005
	Ties: 1899, 1941
May–Oct 1970 6-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2018, 2021
	Ties: 1906, 1939, 1941, 2019
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2010, 2021
	Ties: 1944
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month	54.6°F (12.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1926
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1985, 1986, 2008
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1926
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1941, 1984, 1986
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1940
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1962
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1927, 1948
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1965, 1981
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1904, 1918
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1936, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1981
Nov 1968–Oct 1970 24-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1905
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1944, 1966, 1994
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1918
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1916, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1980
Nov 1966–Oct 1970 48-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2013
	Ties: 1914, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1982
Nov 1965–Oct 1970 60-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907, 1908, 1927
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1911, 1969, 1979, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/