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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 1987

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	31.6°F (-0.2°C)	30.7°F (-0.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1989
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1974
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	35.9°F (2.2°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1989
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1976
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1952
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	46.4°F (8.0°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1976
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1968, 2002
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1976
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1967, 1997
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1976
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2015
	Ties: 1951, 1954, 1969, 1977
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	56.2°F (13.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1958, 1976
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1970
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	56.3°F (13.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1958
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1950, 1956, 1995
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1958, 1972
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1968, 1970, 1981, 2009
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	53.4°F (11.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1972
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1971, 1982, 2003
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1958, 1972
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1951, 1988
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1958
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1981, 1988
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1963, 1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1966, 1993
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1963
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	1999, 2012
	Ties: 1956
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1972
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1989
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1963, 1965
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1957
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1962, 1966, 1972
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2002, 2012
	Ties: 1985

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/