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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, December 1973

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1973 1-Month	33.2°F (0.7°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1989
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	36.1°F (2.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1989
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2015
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1948
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1971
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1976
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1971	2015
	Ties: 1971
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958, 1976
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2015
	Ties: 1984
May–Dec 1973 8-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.4°F (13.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1984
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958, 1972
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2015
	Ties: 1990
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1991, 2016
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958, 1972
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 1990
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
	Ties: 2001
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963, 1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1985, 1994, 2001
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	1999, 2012
	Ties: 1988, 2014
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1961, 1974, 1988, 1994
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1963, 1965
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1958, 1960
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1962, 1966, 1972
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2002, 2012
	Ties: 1958, 1961

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/