Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1970 1-Month |
70.7°F (21.5°C) | 70.3°F (21.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
67.4°F (19.7°C) | 66.1°F (18.9°C) |
1.3°F (0.8°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1961 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1896 | ||||
| Ties: 1927, 1957, 1962, 1998, 2006 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 62.0°F (16.7°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1960 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1925, 1936, 1976, 2003, 2007 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.3°F (14.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1895 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1910, 1913, 1919, 2007, 2009 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.5°F (13.1°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1905, 1914, 1934, 1963, 1977, 1979 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1926, 1963, 1968 | ||||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-1.8°F (-1.0°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2012, 2017 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1966 | ||||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 113th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
57.5°F (14.2°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 9th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1968, 1977 |
| 117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1978 | ||||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 61.1°F (16.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1968 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
61.2°F (16.2°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1968 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1940, 1963 | ||||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 59.5°F (15.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1905 | 1902, 1905, 1970 |
| 124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1905 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
61.0°F (16.1°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1969 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1970 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2018, 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1969, 1970 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
60.9°F (16.1°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1970 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/