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Average Temperature Rankings, October 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1970 1-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917, 1952
	59.3°F (15.2°C)	58.8°F (14.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1919
	Ties: 2005
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	66.6°F (19.2°C)	64.5°F (18.1°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1941
	Ties: 1915, 1927, 2021
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	69.8°F (21.0°C)	68.3°F (20.2°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2007
	Ties: 1921, 1933, 1983
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month	71.2°F (21.8°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1967
	71.2°F (21.8°C)	70.5°F (21.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2016
	Ties: 1914, 2000
Jun–Oct 1970 5-Month	71.4°F (21.9°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	71.4°F (21.9°C)	71.2°F (21.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1949, 1956, 1977
May–Oct 1970 6-Month	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	70.7°F (21.5°C)	70.3°F (21.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1936, 1941, 2007, 2016, 2018
	Ties: 1915, 1935, 1952, 1973, 1999, 2004
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1976
	69.1°F (20.6°C)	68.5°F (20.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1941
	Ties: 1897, 1905, 1926, 1927, 1943, 1980, 2005, 2022
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	66.2°F (19.0°C)	66.0°F (18.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	2016
	Ties: 1931
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	63.0°F (17.2°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1910, 2001, 2009
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1940
	59.6°F (15.3°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	1921
	Ties: 1904, 1963, 1982, 1984
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1940, 1978
	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1960
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1940
	56.3°F (13.5°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1960, 1968, 1977
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1977
	60.9°F (16.1°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1979, 1982, 1993
Nov 1968–Oct 1970 24-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1978, 1979
	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
	Ties: 1969
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest to Date	1979
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
Nov 1966–Oct 1970 48-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1979
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2019
	Ties: 1961, 1969, 1981
Nov 1965–Oct 1970 60-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1964, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981
	56.5°F (13.6°C)	57.6°F (14.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2020
	Ties: 1964, 1979, 1980, 1981

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 22, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings