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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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Worcester, Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1956

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1956 1-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1955	1972
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2017
	Ties: 2001
Sep–Oct 1956 2-Month	55.9°F (13.3°C)	56.7°F (13.7°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1972
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2017
	Ties: 2000
Aug–Oct 1956 3-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1972
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2007
	Ties: 1957
Jul–Oct 1956 4-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	63.7°F (17.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1992
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1949
	Ties: 1950
Jun–Oct 1956 5-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1958
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1949
	Ties: 1948, 2004
May–Oct 1956 6-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1954	1958
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1949
	Ties: 1982
Apr–Oct 1956 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1972
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	1949
	Ties: 1978
Mar–Oct 1956 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1972
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1992
Feb–Oct 1956 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1972
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1962, 1992
Jan–Oct 1956 10-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1978
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1992
Dec 1955–Oct 1956 11-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1978
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
Nov 1955–Oct 1956 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1956, 1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1978
May 1955–Oct 1956 18-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1963, 1978
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1968, 1970
Nov 1954–Oct 1956 24-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1978
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1960, 1961
Nov 1953–Oct 1956 36-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1972
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2012
	Ties: 1983, 1987, 2005, 2015
Nov 1952–Oct 1956 48-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1965, 1972
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1976, 1985, 1994, 2006
Nov 1951–Oct 1956 60-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1966
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2002, 2020
	Ties: 1957, 1987, 1994

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/