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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Contiguous U.S.
Minimum Temperature Rankings, October 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1970 1-Month |
40.46°F (4.70°C) | 41.41°F (5.23°C) |
-0.95°F (-0.53°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 1947 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1970 2-Month |
46.16°F (7.87°C) | 46.65°F (8.14°C) |
-0.49°F (-0.27°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1970 3-Month |
50.74°F (10.41°C) | 50.79°F (10.44°C) |
-0.05°F (-0.03°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1945 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1970 4-Month |
53.24°F (11.80°C) | 53.23°F (11.79°C) |
0.01°F (0.01°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1976 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1970 5-Month |
53.77°F (12.09°C) | 53.70°F (12.06°C) |
0.07°F (0.03°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1949 | ||||||
May–Oct 1970 6-Month |
52.76°F (11.53°C) | 52.66°F (11.48°C) |
0.10°F (0.05°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1999 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1970 7-Month |
50.59°F (10.33°C) | 50.66°F (10.37°C) |
-0.07°F (-0.04°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1970 8-Month |
47.73°F (8.74°C) | 48.07°F (8.93°C) |
-0.34°F (-0.19°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1926 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1970 9-Month |
45.01°F (7.23°C) | 45.26°F (7.37°C) |
-0.25°F (-0.14°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1915 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1970 10-Month |
42.22°F (5.68°C) | 42.72°F (5.96°C) |
-0.50°F (-0.28°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Dec 1969–Oct 1970 11-Month |
40.54°F (4.74°C) | 40.89°F (4.94°C) |
-0.35°F (-0.20°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1949 | ||||||
Nov 1969–Oct 1970 12-Month |
39.66°F (4.26°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
-0.38°F (-0.21°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
May 1969–Oct 1970 18-Month |
44.02°F (6.68°C) | 44.25°F (6.81°C) |
-0.23°F (-0.13°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1907 | ||||||
Nov 1968–Oct 1970 24-Month |
39.63°F (4.24°C) | 40.04°F (4.47°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.23°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917, 1918 |
101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1900 | ||||||
Nov 1967–Oct 1970 36-Month |
39.61°F (4.23°C) | 40.02°F (4.46°C) |
-0.41°F (-0.23°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1918 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Nov 1966–Oct 1970 48-Month |
39.67°F (4.26°C) | 40.01°F (4.45°C) |
-0.34°F (-0.19°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1918 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018 | ||||
Nov 1965–Oct 1970 60-Month |
39.69°F (4.27°C) | 40.00°F (4.44°C) |
-0.31°F (-0.17°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1920 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2019, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: National Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/