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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
May 1902 1-Month	55.1°F (12.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	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
	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	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
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	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
Feb–May 1902 4-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	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
	37.3°F (2.9°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	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
	35.6°F (2.0°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	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
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	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
	37.0°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	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
	39.7°F (4.3°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	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
	42.5°F (5.8°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	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
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	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
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	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
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	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
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	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
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	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
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	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
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1901	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1923, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings