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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 1978

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1978 1-Month	49.6°F (9.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1972
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1987, 1997
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	56.8°F (13.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.5°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1972
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month	59.2°F (15.1°C)	61.2°F (16.2°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1972
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2007
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	63.8°F (17.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1992
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1949
	Ties: 1972
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1958
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1949
May–Oct 1978 6-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	63.1°F (17.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1958
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1949
	Ties: 2000
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	60.8°F (16.0°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1949
	Ties: 1956
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	57.7°F (14.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010, 2012
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	51.5°F (10.8°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1956, 1978
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1956
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1963, 1978
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1963
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1972
				63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1963, 1965
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1965, 1972
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1959, 1971
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1966
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002, 2020
	Ties: 1960, 1973

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/