Climate at a Glance
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Columbus, Ohio
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1971
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1971 1-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 33.3°F (0.7°C) |
7.2°F (4.0°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month |
41.5°F (5.3°C) | 38.8°F (3.8°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1950, 1976 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1948 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 44.2°F (6.8°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 49.8°F (9.9°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
6th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 58.0°F (14.4°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
8th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2015, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
4th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1998, 2007 | ||||||
May–Dec 1971 8-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1976 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1970 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 59.4°F (15.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1976 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 1986 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 57.6°F (14.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1950, 1989 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2012, 2021 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1989 |
29th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1998, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1975, 1977 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1978 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1970 | ||||||
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1977 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 2012, 2016, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1955, 1965 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1979 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1965 | 1999 | ||||
Ties: 1986, 2001 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1980 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1976 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1979, 1981 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 2011 | ||||||
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1980 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2020, 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1965, 1972 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/