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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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New Hampshire

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1997 1-Month	24.7°F (-4.1°C)	21.7°F (-5.7°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1989
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 2018, 2019
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1930
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	33.9°F (1.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1947, 1993
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month	39.6°F (4.2°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1985, 1993
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1904
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1939, 1944, 1967, 1974, 1987
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1904
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1954, 1981
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1904
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1911, 1935, 1939, 1955, 1981, 1988
May–Dec 1997 8-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1917
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1951, 1968, 1974, 2000
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1917
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015, 2021
	Ties: 1897, 1919
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1917
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1976, 1978
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.6°F (7.0°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1917
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1968, 1993
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1904
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1928, 1933, 1966, 1970, 1974
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1904
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1988
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2021
	Ties: 1937, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1994
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1905, 1906
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1947, 1981, 1988, 1995
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1907
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1975
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	42.3°F (5.7°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2014
	Ties: 1931, 1934

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/