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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1937

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1937 1-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2015
	Ties: 1941, 1949, 2009
Apr–May 1937 2-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	49.9°F (9.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2010
	Ties: 1905, 1932
Mar–May 1937 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1967
	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1961
Feb–May 1937 4-Month	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1907
	39.8°F (4.3°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1913, 1918, 1968, 1979
Jan–May 1937 5-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1907
	38.3°F (3.5°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1919, 1952, 1976, 1983, 1995
Dec 1936–May 1937 6-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1932
Nov 1936–May 1937 7-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904, 1905
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1952
Oct 1936–May 1937 8-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	38.4°F (3.6°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1964
Sep 1936–May 1937 9-Month	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	40.9°F (4.9°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1919
Aug 1936–May 1937 10-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1929, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1984
Jul 1936–May 1937 11-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	45.8°F (7.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1972
Jun 1936–May 1937 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1972, 1990
Dec 1935–May 1937 18-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	43.0°F (6.1°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1910
Jun 1935–May 1937 24-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013
	Ties: 1956, 1972
Jun 1934–May 1937 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1906
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2022
	Ties: 1903, 1910, 1922, 1943, 1964, 1970
Jun 1933–May 1937 48-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1929	1907
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2022
	Ties: 1912, 1914, 1923, 1968
Jun 1932–May 1937 60-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1908
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1903, 1913, 1941, 1963

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 8, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings