Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Dakota
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1970 1-Month |
9.2°F (-12.7°C) | 12.7°F (-10.7°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1927 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1939 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month |
17.0°F (-8.3°C) | 19.6°F (-6.9°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1927 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1937 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month |
25.6°F (-3.6°C) | 27.8°F (-2.3°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.3°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1919 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month |
33.4°F (0.8°C) | 34.8°F (1.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1896 |
96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1976, 1992 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 41.3°F (5.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1896 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1995 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month |
45.5°F (7.5°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1896 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1912, 1965, 1983, 1986, 2019 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.3°F (9.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1985 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1969, 2010 | ||||||
May–Dec 1970 8-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 49.0°F (9.4°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1927 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1977 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 48.2°F (9.0°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1927 |
85th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1982, 1984 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 45.8°F (7.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1951 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month |
41.8°F (5.4°C) | 42.7°F (5.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1965 | 1951 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1989 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1950 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 1987 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1945 | ||||||
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month |
41.4°F (5.2°C) | 41.8°F (5.4°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1951 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1967 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month |
38.6°F (3.7°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1951 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1997 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month |
38.9°F (3.8°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1951 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1968, 1997 | ||||||
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 1990, 2001, 2018 | ||||
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month |
38.8°F (3.8°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1899 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1915, 1954, 1968 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/