Philadelphia Weather in 1971

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1971 based on NOAA data.

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1971 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 8
Lowest temperature	6 °F	February 2
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	16 °F	February 1
Most daily precipitation	4.8 inches	August 27
Most daily snow	5.3 inches	January 1
Total annual precipitation	47.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	17.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1971?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1971 was 96 °F which happened on July 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1971

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 8
2	93 °F	Jul 29
2	93 °F	Jul 9
2	93 °F	Jul 1
5	92 °F	Sep 9
5	92 °F	Aug 10
5	92 °F	Aug 9
5	92 °F	Jul 17
5	92 °F	Jul 7
5	92 °F	Jun 25

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1971?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1971 was 6 °F which happened on Feb 2.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1971

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	6 °F	February 2
2	8 °F	February 3
2	8 °F	February 1
4	10 °F	January 19
5	11 °F	January 20
6	12 °F	January 31
6	12 °F	January 28
6	12 °F	January 27
9	13 °F	January 18
10	14 °F	February 10

January 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	32	23	0.47	5.3
January 2	37	17	0.00	0.0
January 3	39	20	0.00	0.0
January 4	40	25	0.83	0.0
January 5	53	33	0.26	0.0
January 6	33	23	0.00	0.0
January 7	27	19	0.00	0.0
January 8	27	15	0.00	0.0
January 9	29	24	0.00	0.0
January 10	35	24	0.00	0.0
January 11	43	27	0.00	0.0
January 12	44	25	0.00	0.0
January 13	27	18	0.06	0.4
January 14	36	27	0.11	0.0
January 15	37	28	0.00	0.0
January 16	28	17	0.00	0.0
January 17	28	15	0.00	0.0
January 18	29	13	0.00	0.0
January 19	19	10	0.00	0.0
January 20	29	11	0.00	0.0
January 21	38	17	0.00	0.0
January 22	44	29	0.00	0.0
January 23	45	28	0.14	0.0
January 24	34	26	0.19	1.7
January 25	39	32	0.01	0.0
January 26	41	24	0.04	0.1
January 27	24	12	0.00	0.0
January 28	24	12	0.00	0.0
January 29	35	15	0.02	0.2
January 30	46	29	0.00	0.0
January 31	29	12	0.00	0.0

February 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	16	8	0.00	0.0
February 2	17	6	0.00	0.0
February 3	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 4	32	21	0.06	0.4
February 5	40	32	0.34	0.0
February 6	46	31	0.00	0.0
February 7	43	30	1.21	0.0
February 8	39	36	0.46	0.0
February 9	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 10	29	14	0.00	0.0
February 11	43	20	0.00	0.0
February 12	52	34	0.00	0.0
February 13	56	35	1.21	0.0
February 14	35	24	0.00	0.0
February 15	35	23	0.00	0.0
February 16	39	25	0.00	0.0
February 17	40	24	0.04	0.4
February 18	54	32	0.00	0.0
February 19	52	39	0.00	0.0
February 20	64	39	0.15	0.0
February 21	53	42	0.00	0.0
February 22	43	39	1.12	0.0
February 23	45	35	0.26	0.0
February 24	44	35	0.00	0.0
February 25	50	35	0.00	0.0
February 26	56	34	0.11	0.0
February 27	63	47	0.47	0.0
February 28	61	45	0.00	0.0

March 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	61	38	0.00	0.0
March 2	42	37	0.00	0.0
March 3	41	32	0.67	2.3
March 4	36	28	0.53	2.0
March 5	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 6	55	34	0.00	0.0
March 7	49	35	0.41	0.0
March 8	36	29	0.00	0.0
March 9	39	27	0.00	0.0
March 10	45	25	0.00	0.0
March 11	53	35	0.00	0.0
March 12	49	32	0.00	0.0
March 13	49	39	0.02	0.0
March 14	49	40	0.00	0.0
March 15	72	40	0.01	0.0
March 16	65	43	0.00	0.0
March 17	44	33	0.00	0.0
March 18	48	28	0.00	0.0
March 19	52	35	0.56	0.0
March 20	43	36	0.00	0.0
March 21	47	34	0.00	0.0
March 22	56	32	0.21	0.0
March 23	44	33	0.17	0.1
March 24	38	29	0.00	0.0
March 25	43	26	0.00	0.0
March 26	37	31	0.00	0.0
March 27	51	31	0.00	0.0
March 28	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 29	54	36	0.00	0.0
March 30	49	35	0.00	0.0
March 31	51	32	0.00	0.0

April 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	61	32	0.00	0.0
April 2	70	43	0.10	0.0
April 3	56	40	0.02	0.0
April 4	60	37	0.00	0.0
April 5	55	40	0.00	0.0
April 6	43	35	0.96	3.0
April 7	55	35	0.48	1.3
April 8	54	36	0.00	0.0
April 9	73	35	0.00	0.0
April 10	61	40	0.00	0.0
April 11	67	36	0.00	0.0
April 12	70	38	0.00	0.0
April 13	76	41	0.00	0.0
April 14	60	41	0.00	0.0
April 15	54	33	0.00	0.0
April 16	65	40	0.00	0.0
April 17	60	46	0.00	0.0
April 18	66	43	0.00	0.0
April 19	74	48	0.00	0.0
April 20	73	51	0.00	0.0
April 21	75	48	0.00	0.0
April 22	59	44	0.00	0.0
April 23	63	43	0.00	0.0
April 24	68	42	0.00	0.0
April 25	58	41	0.01	0.0
April 26	55	45	0.00	0.0
April 27	62	41	0.00	0.0
April 28	53	50	0.25	0.0
April 29	56	45	0.02	0.0
April 30	59	44	0.00	0.0

May 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	63	44	0.00
May 2	62	48	0.06
May 3	56	48	0.02
May 4	63	47	0.00
May 5	75	45	0.00
May 6	63	54	0.33
May 7	72	52	0.00
May 8	58	52	0.76
May 9	57	51	0.01
May 10	74	51	0.00
May 11	79	50	0.00
May 12	71	57	0.00
May 13	70	53	0.43
May 14	74	48	0.00
May 15	67	49	0.01
May 16	58	53	1.72
May 17	77	53	0.00
May 18	81	54	0.00
May 19	87	57	0.00
May 20	76	53	0.00
May 21	59	55	0.36
May 22	66	53	0.00
May 23	73	49	0.00
May 24	78	49	0.00
May 25	78	62	0.14
May 26	74	59	0.00
May 27	69	52	0.00
May 28	67	53	0.00
May 29	71	56	0.00
May 30	61	55	0.25
May 31	74	60	0.01

June 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	76	55	0.00
June 2	74	55	0.05
June 3	81	65	0.21
June 4	86	63	0.00
June 5	85	66	0.00
June 6	82	66	0.01
June 7	91	66	0.01
June 8	90	70	0.00
June 9	78	68	0.00
June 10	80	62	0.00
June 11	81	60	0.00
June 12	86	67	0.04
June 13	84	69	0.44
June 14	70	61	0.01
June 15	65	58	0.00
June 16	74	57	0.20
June 17	82	57	0.00
June 18	84	58	0.00
June 19	84	61	0.00
June 20	87	69	0.00
June 21	86	70	0.04
June 22	86	71	0.00
June 23	85	70	0.00
June 24	89	70	0.00
June 25	92	73	0.00
June 26	91	76	0.00
June 27	89	73	0.00
June 28	88	68	0.00
June 29	82	67	0.00
June 30	89	71	0.00

July 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	93	75	0.33
July 2	83	71	0.31
July 3	82	63	0.00
July 4	84	61	0.00
July 5	87	58	0.00
July 6	91	68	0.00
July 7	92	72	0.00
July 8	96	70	0.00
July 9	93	74	0.00
July 10	91	73	0.00
July 11	76	62	0.06
July 12	82	61	0.00
July 13	84	62	0.00
July 14	86	69	0.00
July 15	85	62	0.00
July 16	85	66	0.02
July 17	92	73	0.00
July 18	85	66	0.00
July 19	83	71	0.06
July 20	82	65	0.00
July 21	84	61	0.00
July 22	86	63	0.00
July 23	86	67	0.00
July 24	87	66	0.00
July 25	88	74	0.01
July 26	90	76	0.06
July 27	88	73	0.00
July 28	89	70	0.00
July 29	93	74	0.23
July 30	79	71	3.36
July 31	86	74	0.40

August 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	87	73	2.01
August 2	87	71	0.00
August 3	88	73	0.17
August 4	81	65	0.14
August 5	81	63	0.46
August 6	83	62	0.00
August 7	87	64	0.00
August 8	91	69	0.00
August 9	92	71	0.00
August 10	92	73	0.00
August 11	89	73	0.08
August 12	79	64	0.00
August 13	84	59	0.00
August 14	87	62	0.00
August 15	91	64	0.00
August 16	82	67	0.00
August 17	86	64	0.00
August 18	85	63	0.00
August 19	83	72	0.18
August 20	87	70	0.00
August 21	91	72	0.00
August 22	86	72	0.00
August 23	81	63	0.00
August 24	74	56	0.00
August 25	83	55	0.00
August 26	83	62	0.02
August 27	75	70	4.77
August 28	81	67	1.78
August 29	81	62	0.00
August 30	86	65	0.00
August 31	74	62	0.00

September 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	76	59	0.00
September 2	76	62	0.00
September 3	82	65	0.00
September 4	85	67	0.00
September 5	88	68	0.00
September 6	90	71	0.00
September 7	85	67	0.00
September 8	86	72	0.00
September 9	92	71	0.00
September 10	85	72	0.76
September 11	82	70	2.10
September 12	82	72	0.16
September 13	76	65	1.63
September 14	76	65	0.13
September 15	84	67	0.00
September 16	85	66	0.00
September 17	80	67	0.00
September 18	80	70	0.00
September 19	76	68	0.00
September 20	84	67	0.00
September 21	75	58	0.96
September 22	73	54	0.00
September 23	67	64	0.00
September 24	70	56	0.00
September 25	68	48	0.00
September 26	62	57	0.09
September 27	67	59	0.00
September 28	74	62	0.00
September 29	80	62	0.00
September 30	77	62	0.00

October 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	73	65	0.00
October 2	75	67	0.35
October 3	77	63	0.00
October 4	72	61	0.00
October 5	74	64	0.00
October 6	77	57	0.00
October 7	69	49	0.00
October 8	64	43	0.00
October 9	69	51	0.02
October 10	66	55	2.10
October 11	64	51	0.00
October 12	69	47	0.00
October 13	72	47	0.00
October 14	77	60	0.00
October 15	77	55	0.00
October 16	72	52	0.00
October 17	67	54	0.00
October 18	63	52	0.00
October 19	73	51	0.00
October 20	61	58	0.00
October 21	70	52	0.00
October 22	70	54	0.00
October 23	70	58	0.03
October 24	67	60	1.16
October 25	65	62	0.00
October 26	75	61	0.00
October 27	69	59	0.00
October 28	76	60	0.00
October 29	77	57	0.00
October 30	75	56	0.00
October 31	66	62	0.18

November 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	77	65	0.00
November 2	79	67	0.43
November 3	68	50	0.47
November 4	54	39	0.00
November 5	56	38	0.00
November 6	64	40	0.00
November 7	63	32	0.34
November 8	43	31	0.00
November 9	41	25	0.00
November 10	49	36	0.00
November 11	47	35	0.00
November 12	57	33	0.00
November 13	61	40	0.00
November 14	48	33	0.00
November 15	53	38	0.04
November 16	59	43	0.00
November 17	56	39	0.00
November 18	61	37	0.00
November 19	62	40	0.05
November 20	56	39	0.00
November 21	50	40	0.00
November 22	41	31	0.00
November 23	39	25	0.00
November 24	43	31	0.82
November 25	45	36	1.06
November 26	47	35	0.00
November 27	51	37	0.48
November 28	50	36	0.00
November 29	52	38	1.68
November 30	47	38	0.00

December 1971 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	39	27	0.00	0.0
December 2	34	22	0.00	0.0
December 3	35	20	0.00	0.0
December 4	44	27	0.00	0.0
December 5	40	26	0.00	0.0
December 6	52	31	0.09	0.0
December 7	52	47	0.77	0.0
December 8	48	43	0.00	0.0
December 9	49	43	0.00	0.0
December 10	55	47	0.00	0.0
December 11	65	36	0.00	0.0
December 12	53	33	0.00	0.0
December 13	53	37	0.00	0.0
December 14	42	32	0.00	0.0
December 15	66	39	0.01	0.0
December 16	68	49	0.00	0.0
December 17	53	36	0.00	0.0
December 18	36	24	0.01	0.1
December 19	41	23	0.00	0.0
December 20	47	40	0.19	0.0
December 21	52	38	0.03	0.0
December 22	40	27	0.00	0.0
December 23	38	23	0.00	0.0
December 24	50	35	0.03	0.0
December 25	48	38	0.00	0.0
December 26	53	41	0.00	0.0
December 27	53	43	0.00	0.0
December 28	61	34	0.00	0.0
December 29	43	30	0.00	0.0
December 30	58	36	0.08	0.0
December 31	55	26	0.00	0.0

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