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-90.0 to 90.0
-180.0 to 180.0

Please note, global and hemispheric temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1901-2000 average. Coordinate temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1991-2020 average. All other regional temperature anomalies are with respect to the 1910-2000 average. Monthly precipitation data are not available until a few days after temperature data are released.

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December 1970 Average Temperature Anomalies Rankings

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PeriodAnomaly
(1901-2000)
Rank
(1850-2025)
Coolest/Warmest
Since		Record
December 1970
1-Month
-0.09°C
(-0.16°F)
65th Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
111th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Nov–Dec 1970
2-Month
-0.04°C
(-0.07°F)
83rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
93rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1851, 1954, 1961
Oct–Dec 1970
3-Month
-0.02°C
(-0.04°F)
93rd Coolest
Coolest since:
1916
83rd Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1896, 1914
Sep–Dec 1970
4-Month
0.01°C
(0.02°F)
101st Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1916
75th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Aug–Dec 1970
5-Month
0.00°C
(0.00°F)
100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1878, 1888, 1931
Jul–Dec 1970
6-Month
0.00°C
(0.00°F)
99th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
77th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1888, 1931
Jun–Dec 1970
7-Month
0.01°C
(0.02°F)
100th Coolest
Coolest since:
1903
76th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
May–Dec 1970
8-Month
0.01°C
(0.02°F)
102nd Coolest
Coolest since:
1903, 1908
74th Warmest
Warmest since:
2023
Ties: 1851, 1854
Apr–Dec 1970
9-Month
0.02°C
(0.04°F)
104th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
72nd Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1937
Mar–Dec 1970
10-Month
0.03°C
(0.05°F)
107th Coolest
Coolest since:
1908
69th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1939, 1952
Feb–Dec 1970
11-Month
0.04°C
(0.07°F)
109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1917
67th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan–Dec 1970
12-Month
0.05°C
(0.09°F)
110th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904, 1917
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1962
Jul 1969–Dec 1970
18-Month
0.08°C
(0.14°F)
118th Coolest
Coolest since:
1904
57th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Ties: 1953
Jan 1969–Dec 1970
24-Month
0.08°C
(0.14°F)
121st Coolest
Coolest since:
1909
54th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1968–Dec 1970
36-Month
0.03°C
(0.05°F)
108th Coolest
Coolest since:
1909, 1910, 1911
66th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1967–Dec 1970
48-Month
0.03°C
(0.05°F)
109th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911
64th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024
Jan 1966–Dec 1970
60-Month
0.01°C
(0.02°F)
107th Coolest
Coolest since:
1911, 1912
65th Warmest
Warmest since:
2024

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