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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

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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City: Blue Hill Boston Worcester

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Boston, Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1987

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1987 1-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	38.3°F (3.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1984
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1946
	Ties: 1981, 1995
Feb–Mar 1987 2-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	34.9°F (1.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2015
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1964
Jan–Mar 1987 3-Month	31.7°F (-0.2°C)	33.0°F (0.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	2015
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 2009
Dec 1986–Mar 1987 4-Month	32.6°F (0.3°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1948
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1986, 1990
Nov 1986–Mar 1987 5-Month	34.4°F (1.3°C)	35.6°F (2.0°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1948
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
Oct 1986–Mar 1987 6-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	38.7°F (3.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1973
Sep 1986–Mar 1987 7-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1939
Aug 1986–Mar 1987 8-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	46.1°F (7.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1969
Jul 1986–Mar 1987 9-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1977
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1961
Jun 1986–Mar 1987 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1941
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1948, 1975, 1994
May 1986–Mar 1987 11-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1941
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1969
Apr 1986–Mar 1987 12-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1941
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1943, 1982
Oct 1985–Mar 1987 18-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1941
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1945, 1980
Apr 1985–Mar 1987 24-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1941
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1939, 1945, 1948, 1966, 1971, 1983
Apr 1984–Mar 1987 36-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1941
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013, 2022
	Ties: 1976
Apr 1983–Mar 1987 48-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1941
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1949, 1958, 1961, 1974, 1985, 1994
Apr 1982–Mar 1987 60-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1941, 1944
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1949, 1986, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/