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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, August 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1970 1-Month |
59.90°F (15.50°C) | 59.06°F (15.03°C) |
0.84°F (0.47°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1950 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1970 2-Month |
60.30°F (15.72°C) | 59.79°F (15.44°C) |
0.51°F (0.28°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1950 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1970 3-Month |
58.84°F (14.91°C) | 58.40°F (14.67°C) |
0.44°F (0.24°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1915 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1970 4-Month |
56.06°F (13.37°C) | 55.66°F (13.14°C) |
0.40°F (0.23°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1907 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2018 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1970 5-Month |
52.35°F (11.31°C) | 52.25°F (11.25°C) |
0.10°F (0.06°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1970 6-Month |
48.25°F (9.03°C) | 48.55°F (9.19°C) |
-0.30°F (-0.16°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Feb–Aug 1970 7-Month |
44.69°F (7.05°C) | 44.87°F (7.15°C) |
-0.18°F (-0.10°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1970 8-Month |
41.23°F (5.13°C) | 41.73°F (5.41°C) |
-0.50°F (-0.28°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1936, 1940 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–Aug 1970 9-Month |
39.29°F (4.05°C) | 39.61°F (4.23°C) |
-0.32°F (-0.18°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–Aug 1970 10-Month |
38.36°F (3.53°C) | 38.71°F (3.73°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–Aug 1970 11-Month |
38.51°F (3.62°C) | 38.97°F (3.87°C) |
-0.46°F (-0.25°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1970 12-Month |
39.71°F (4.28°C) | 40.05°F (4.47°C) |
-0.34°F (-0.19°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
|
Mar 1969–Aug 1970 18-Month |
42.48°F (5.82°C) | 42.88°F (6.04°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1968–Aug 1970 24-Month |
39.63°F (4.24°C) | 40.03°F (4.46°C) |
-0.40°F (-0.22°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1918 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1970 36-Month |
39.59°F (4.22°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.43°F (-0.24°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1918 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1970 48-Month |
39.65°F (4.25°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.36°F (-0.20°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1918 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1978 | ||||||
|
Sep 1965–Aug 1970 60-Month |
39.67°F (4.26°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.33°F (-0.18°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1972 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 4, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/