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Average Temperature Rankings, January 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1970 1-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1937
	44.7°F (7.1°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2014
	Ties: 1995
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
Nov 1969–Jan 1970 3-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	45.0°F (7.2°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1934
Oct 1969–Jan 1970 4-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1986
Sep 1969–Jan 1970 5-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1956
Aug 1969–Jan 1970 6-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2021
	Ties: 1953, 2017
Jul 1969–Jan 1970 7-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	59.9°F (15.5°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2015, 2018
	Ties: 1980, 1989
Jun 1969–Jan 1970 8-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018
	Ties: 1927, 1941, 1998
May 1969–Jan 1970 9-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1961
Apr 1969–Jan 1970 10-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	60.3°F (15.7°C)	59.4°F (15.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1986, 1989
Mar 1969–Jan 1970 11-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1949
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.4°F (14.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 1986, 1987
Feb 1969–Jan 1970 12-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1949
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1937, 1962
Aug 1968–Jan 1970 18-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
	56.9°F (13.8°C)	57.0°F (13.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2022
	Ties: 1906, 1942, 1948, 1977, 1984, 1999
Feb 1968–Jan 1970 24-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1939, 1952, 1971, 1979, 1980, 1983
Feb 1967–Jan 1970 36-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1914
	57.6°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016, 2017
	Ties: 1928, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1953, 1979
Feb 1966–Jan 1970 48-Month	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.7°F (14.3°C)	57.3°F (14.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2018
	Ties: 1936, 1980, 1985
Feb 1965–Jan 1970 60-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1913
	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.4°F (14.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2018, 2019
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1980

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings