Global temperature, May 1970

Global anomaly−0.03°C1951–1980

Rank among all Mays73 / 147warmest first

N. Hemisphere±0.00°C

S. Hemisphere−0.06°C

vs same month last year−0.21°C

CO₂ (Mauna Loa)328.08 ppm

All months of 1970

Jan+0.08°C

Feb+0.22°C

Mar+0.06°C

Apr+0.05°C

May ◀−0.03°C

Jun−0.02°C

Jul+0.02°C

Aug−0.10°C

Sep+0.12°C

Oct+0.03°C

Nov+0.02°C

Dec−0.12°C

This month−0.03°C

Same month, previous year+0.18°C

Same month 10 years earlier−0.08°C

Same month 50 years earlier−0.27°C

May average 1991–2020+0.58°C

Warmest May on record (2024)+1.16°C

Year	Global	NH	SH	Rank
1960	−0.08°C	+0.04°C	−0.19°C	83
1961	+0.12°C	+0.07°C	+0.17°C	55
1962	−0.06°C	+0.02°C	−0.14°C	79
1963	−0.06°C	−0.04°C	−0.07°C	78
1964	−0.25°C	−0.10°C	−0.40°C	112
1965	−0.12°C	−0.14°C	−0.10°C	91
1966	−0.12°C	−0.05°C	−0.19°C	90
1967	+0.12°C	+0.21°C	+0.04°C	54
1968	−0.14°C	−0.06°C	−0.22°C	92
1969	+0.18°C	+0.11°C	+0.26°C	49
1970	−0.03°C	±0.00°C	−0.06°C	73
1971	−0.05°C	−0.12°C	+0.01°C	76
1972	−0.03°C	−0.15°C	+0.10°C	72
1973	+0.23°C	+0.09°C	+0.36°C	45
1974	−0.04°C	−0.19°C	+0.11°C	75
1975	+0.16°C	−0.02°C	+0.33°C	51
1976	−0.20°C	−0.26°C	−0.15°C	101
1977	+0.33°C	+0.23°C	+0.42°C	36
1978	+0.09°C	−0.06°C	+0.24°C	59
1979	+0.03°C	+0.01°C	+0.06°C	66
1980	+0.35°C	+0.26°C	+0.44°C	32

Rank 879 of all 1760 months on record. Temperatures are anomalies vs the 1951–1980 average (NASA GISTEMP v4); values can be revised later.