Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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New England Basin
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1970 1-Month |
16.2°F (-8.8°C) | 21.6°F (-5.8°C) |
-5.4°F (-3.0°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1989 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month |
26.5°F (-3.1°C) | 27.9°F (-2.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month |
33.9°F (1.1°C) | 34.0°F (1.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904, 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1993 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month |
39.6°F (4.2°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1904, 1917 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month |
45.0°F (7.2°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1944 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.3°F (9.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1920, 1932, 1941, 1966, 1969 | ||||||
May–Dec 1970 8-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1911, 1932, 1950, 1981 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1971, 1988 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 1993, 2000 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month |
45.1°F (7.3°C) | 44.6°F (7.0°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month |
42.1°F (5.6°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1971, 1997 | ||||||
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1971, 1980, 1987 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month |
42.4°F (5.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 1999, 2011, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1957, 1976, 1979, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905, 1906 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1943, 1956, 1962, 1976, 1980, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month |
42.0°F (5.6°C) | 42.1°F (5.6°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1907 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1966, 1972 | ||||||
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1907 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2013, 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1939, 1942, 1962, 1963 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/