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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1902

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1902 1-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1917
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1899	2015
Apr–May 1902 2-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1917
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1897	2010
	Ties: 1912, 1974, 1975, 1988
Mar–May 1902 3-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1967
				24th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1949, 1981, 1999
Feb–May 1902 4-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1907
				42nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jan–May 1902 5-Month	37.3°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1907
				59th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1974, 2004
Dec 1901–May 1902 6-Month	35.6°F (2.0°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1904
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1993, 2001
Nov 1901–May 1902 7-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1904, 1905
				93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1924, 1944, 1959, 1972, 2015
Oct 1901–May 1902 8-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1905
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1922, 1924
Sep 1901–May 1902 9-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1905
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1906, 1966, 1996
Aug 1901–May 1902 10-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1905
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1897, 1922, 1966, 1993, 2003
Jul 1901–May 1902 11-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1905
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1898	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1979, 2003
Jun 1901–May 1902 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1904
				77th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1944, 1979, 1981
Dec 1900–May 1902 18-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1900	1905
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2017
	Ties: 1944, 1965
Jun 1900–May 1902 24-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1905
				83rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1921, 1962, 1970
Jun 1899–May 1902 36-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1906
				91st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1929, 1940, 1961, 1969, 1971
Jun 1898–May 1902 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1907
				87th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 1903, 1916, 1971
Jun 1897–May 1902 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1901	1908
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1923, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/