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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1938

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1938 1-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
	53.6°F (12.0°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1954, 1961
Apr–May 1938 2-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
	50.2°F (10.1°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2010
	Ties: 1929, 1954, 1965, 1982, 1989
Mar–May 1938 3-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1967
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1936	2012
	Ties: 1980, 2008, 2017, 2019
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
Feb–May 1938 4-Month	41.2°F (5.1°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1925	2012
Jan–May 1938 5-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1907
	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1987
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1979, 1990
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904, 1905
	36.1°F (2.3°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1964, 1984, 2005
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	37.6°F (3.1°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1969
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	40.0°F (4.4°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1925, 2014
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1905
	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1957
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1936	1904
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1939, 1975, 1988, 2005, 2015
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	43.9°F (6.6°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2017
	Ties: 1942, 1996
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1905
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1945, 1946, 1973, 1980
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1906
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1944, 1959, 1973, 1982, 1983
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1907
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2022
	Ties: 1922, 1940, 1946, 1959, 1972, 1979
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1930	1908
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1923, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 6, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings