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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	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1971 1-Month	24.9°F (-3.9°C)	29.7°F (-1.3°C)	-4.8°F (-2.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1909, 1932
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1917
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	30.2°F (-1.0°C)	33.6°F (0.9°C)	-3.4°F (-1.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1931
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1917
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	39.0°F (3.9°C)	-3.7°F (-2.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1919
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1950
	Ties: 1898
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	-3.6°F (-2.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1971
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2014
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1916
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1905, 1985
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1916
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1895, 1924
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1916
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1923
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1916
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1916	1912
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	52.0°F (11.1°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1912
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1908, 1911, 1916, 1948
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1911, 1912
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1895, 1913, 1964
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1944
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1897, 1984
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1912, 1913
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1934
	Ties: 1899, 1908, 1916, 1944, 1955, 1973, 1985
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1912, 1913
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1948, 1952, 1983
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1913
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1920, 1930, 1931, 1947, 1964, 1976
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1914
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1966, 1975, 1976
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1899, 1915, 1916
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2018
	Ties: 1955, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/