Climate at a Glance
National Rankings
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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Average Temperature Rankings, August 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1970 1-Month |
73.38°F (22.99°C) | 72.10°F (22.28°C) |
1.28°F (0.71°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1927 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month |
73.67°F (23.15°C) | 72.86°F (22.70°C) |
0.81°F (0.45°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1992 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1936 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month |
72.03°F (22.24°C) | 71.40°F (21.89°C) |
0.63°F (0.35°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1915 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1936, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1918 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1970 4-Month |
69.29°F (20.72°C) | 68.60°F (20.33°C) |
0.69°F (0.39°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1907 |
| 37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month |
65.32°F (18.51°C) | 65.09°F (18.38°C) |
0.23°F (0.13°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month |
60.85°F (16.03°C) | 61.16°F (16.20°C) |
-0.31°F (-0.17°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month |
57.21°F (14.01°C) | 57.26°F (14.03°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.02°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month |
53.45°F (11.92°C) | 53.86°F (12.14°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.22°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1912 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month |
51.23°F (10.68°C) | 51.52°F (10.84°C) |
-0.29°F (-0.16°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month |
50.26°F (10.14°C) | 50.53°F (10.29°C) |
-0.27°F (-0.15°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1912 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month |
50.33°F (10.18°C) | 50.86°F (10.48°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.30°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1912 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month |
51.60°F (10.89°C) | 52.03°F (11.13°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month |
54.64°F (12.58°C) | 55.07°F (12.82°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month |
51.47°F (10.82°C) | 52.02°F (11.12°C) |
-0.55°F (-0.30°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1978 | ||||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month |
51.47°F (10.82°C) | 52.00°F (11.11°C) |
-0.53°F (-0.29°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1912, 1915 | ||||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month |
51.58°F (10.88°C) | 51.99°F (11.11°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.23°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1920 | 1920 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
|
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month |
51.63°F (10.91°C) | 51.98°F (11.10°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.19°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/