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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1971

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1971 1-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	6.9°F (3.8°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 2007
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	2.5°F (1.3°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2011
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	61.1°F (16.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2007
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	64.1°F (17.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				21st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2007
	Ties: 1993, 1994, 2003
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
				25th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1987
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	66.1°F (18.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1967
				27th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 2003
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	64.9°F (18.3°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1967
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	63.9°F (17.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1967
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1955, 1996
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1967
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2011
	Ties: 1955, 1982, 1996
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1958
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1990
	Ties: 1984
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	61.6°F (16.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1963
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1950, 1955, 1984, 1988
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1967
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1991, 2020
	Ties: 1947, 1972, 1977, 1983
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2021
	Ties: 1966, 1980, 1981
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	60.3°F (15.7°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2020
	Ties: 1961, 1965, 1981
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1970
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2020
	Ties: 1964, 1968

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/