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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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New Hampshire

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	23.0°F (-5.0°C)	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1989
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2015
	Ties: 2004
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2015
	Ties: 1920, 1925, 1960, 1985
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1996
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2007, 2010
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2015
	Ties: 1913, 1957, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2007, 2013
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2019
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1970, 1982
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1950, 1981
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1988, 2000
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1982, 1985, 1988, 2007
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1904
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1964
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1928, 1945, 1946, 1969, 1986, 1987
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1905
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2021
	Ties: 1898, 1945, 1956, 1959, 1979
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905, 1906
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1956, 1960
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1907
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2013
	Ties: 1958, 1979, 1980
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1907
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2014
	Ties: 1922, 1923, 1937, 1964

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/