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Average Temperature Rankings, December 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1971 1-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	8.9°F (4.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
December 1971 1-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	8.9°F (4.9°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1994
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	3.3°F (1.9°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	1931, 2015
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
	65.3°F (18.5°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2007
	Ties: 2021
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month	67.5°F (19.7°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month	68.9°F (20.5°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
	68.9°F (20.5°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1933
May–Dec 1971 8-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1917, 1976
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2015
	Ties: 1899, 1956, 1985
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.1°F (19.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1976
	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.1°F (19.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1902, 1936, 1956, 1970, 1978, 1999
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	66.0°F (18.9°C)	65.8°F (18.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2015
	Ties: 1918, 1959, 1987, 1995, 2003
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1917
	64.1°F (17.8°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2016
	Ties: 1926, 1952, 1987, 1995
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1926, 1929, 1944, 1984, 2003
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1968
	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1926, 1931, 1937, 1955, 1956, 2000, 2003, 2013
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2017
	Ties: 1920, 1948, 1973, 1993, 2014
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1968, 1969
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1918, 1961
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969
	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2019
	Ties: 1961, 1964, 1979, 1981
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1969, 1970
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month	61.5°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2020

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings