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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1944 1-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	126th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
May 1944 1-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
Apr–May 1944 2-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1917
	51.2°F (10.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2010
	Ties: 1933, 1964, 1970
Mar–May 1944 3-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1967
	44.5°F (6.9°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1927
Feb–May 1944 4-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1994, 2007
Jan–May 1944 5-Month	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	36.8°F (2.7°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1984, 1993
Dec 1943–May 1944 6-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	34.7°F (1.5°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1939, 1977
Nov 1943–May 1944 7-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1905
	35.2°F (1.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1922, 1924, 1959, 1972, 2015
Oct 1943–May 1944 8-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	37.1°F (2.8°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1965, 1966, 1981
Sep 1943–May 1944 9-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	39.5°F (4.2°C)	40.1°F (4.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	93rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1936, 1965
Aug 1943–May 1944 10-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1924, 1936, 1994
Jul 1943–May 1944 11-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	44.9°F (7.2°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1936, 1994
Jun 1943–May 1944 12-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1922, 1979, 1981
Dec 1942–May 1944 18-Month	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
	42.3°F (5.7°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2017
	Ties: 1902, 1965
Jun 1942–May 1944 24-Month	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
	46.3°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2013
	Ties: 1911, 1936, 1940, 1967
Jun 1941–May 1944 36-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1906
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1938, 1959, 1973, 1982, 1983
Jun 1940–May 1944 48-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2022
	Ties: 1924, 1930, 1942, 1963, 1980
Jun 1939–May 1944 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1908
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1901, 1902, 1923, 1938, 1943, 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 1, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings