Climate at a Glance
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Boston, Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1979
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1979 1-Month |
31.2°F (-0.4°C) | 28.9°F (-1.7°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1981 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1937, 2002 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month |
32.6°F (0.3°C) | 31.6°F (-0.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1981 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 35.9°F (2.2°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977, 1981 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month |
39.7°F (4.3°C) | 40.4°F (4.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1977 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1985, 1993 | ||||||
|
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 45.2°F (7.3°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 49.7°F (9.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1946 | ||||||
|
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 53.0°F (11.7°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1990, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 54.8°F (12.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1970, 1993 | ||||||
|
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1970 | ||||||
|
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 54.4°F (12.4°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.7°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1968 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1975, 1982, 1987, 1990 | ||||||
|
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 52.9°F (11.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1968 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1968 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013, 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1959, 1973 | ||||||
|
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1941 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1981 | ||||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1941 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1940, 1970 | ||||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1970 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1963, 1982 | ||||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month |
49.9°F (9.9°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1971 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1944, 1965 | ||||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1941, 1944 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2014, 2021, 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1970, 1981, 1983 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/