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Average Temperature Rankings, August 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1970 1-Month	78.9°F (26.1°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
	78.9°F (26.1°C)	78.7°F (25.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2007
	Ties: 1912, 1977, 1979
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	79.7°F (26.5°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1967
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month	79.7°F (26.5°C)	79.3°F (26.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month	78.6°F (25.9°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1967
	78.6°F (25.9°C)	78.5°F (25.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2010
	Ties: 1905, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1959, 1969, 2004, 2014
May–Aug 1970 4-Month	76.6°F (24.8°C)	76.4°F (24.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1967
	76.6°F (24.8°C)	76.4°F (24.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2010
	Ties: 1906, 1915, 1916, 1938, 1955, 1983, 1996
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1961
	74.2°F (23.4°C)	73.6°F (23.1°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2010
	Ties: 1898, 1911, 1932, 2000, 2014
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1971
	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.2°F (21.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2016
	Ties: 1903, 1911, 2008
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1895
	67.0°F (19.4°C)	66.9°F (19.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2011, 2016
	Ties: 1951, 1981, 2014
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1940
	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2017
	Ties: 1973
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1904, 1940
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.1°F (16.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1968, 1984
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1904, 1940
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1904
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	61.4°F (16.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1905, 1960
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1904
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1961
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1968
	63.9°F (17.7°C)	65.0°F (18.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1969
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1968
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969, 1970
	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1969
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings