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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	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1983
	9.1°F (-12.7°C)	10.8°F (-11.8°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1939
	Ties: 1948, 1973
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	17.6°F (-8.0°C)	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1927
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	17.6°F (-8.0°C)	18.2°F (-7.7°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1999
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1919
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	26.6°F (-3.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1919
	34.2°F (1.2°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1968
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	40.7°F (4.8°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1985
	40.7°F (4.8°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1988
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1985
	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1901, 1907, 1986
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1985
	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 2009
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1927
	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 2009
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1927
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1912, 2014
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1951
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2021
	Ties: 1920, 1944, 1958
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	41.8°F (5.4°C)	41.7°F (5.4°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1963	1987
	Ties: 1915, 1974, 1992
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1950
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	1987
	Ties: 1926, 2008, 2009
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	40.7°F (4.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1933, 1959, 1989, 1994, 2013
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917, 1951
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1919, 1930, 1980
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918, 1951
	37.8°F (3.2°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1979, 1996, 1997
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1919
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.5°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2001
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1899
	37.9°F (3.3°C)	38.4°F (3.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2002
	Ties: 1914, 1930

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/regional/rankings