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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1944

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1944 1-Month	70.5°F (21.4°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1903
	70.5°F (21.4°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1938
Jul–Aug 1944 2-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1903
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2022
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 1995, 1999, 2006
Jun–Aug 1944 3-Month	68.8°F (20.4°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1903
	68.8°F (20.4°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2020
	Ties: 1937, 2001, 2003
May–Aug 1944 4-Month	66.8°F (19.3°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1903
	66.8°F (19.3°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	11th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1955, 1991, 1999
Apr–Aug 1944 5-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	61.8°F (16.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2010
	Ties: 1993, 2008
Mar–Aug 1944 6-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1926
	56.6°F (13.7°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2010
	Ties: 1930, 1985
Feb–Aug 1944 7-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	52.1°F (11.2°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1969, 1970
Jan–Aug 1944 8-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1932, 1945, 1957, 1984, 1997, 2009
Dec 1943–Aug 1944 9-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1907
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1906, 1910, 1950, 1966
Nov 1943–Aug 1944 10-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	45.3°F (7.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1950
Oct 1943–Aug 1944 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
Oct 1943–Aug 1944 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Sep 1943–Aug 1944 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1925, 1979, 1981
Mar 1943–Aug 1944 18-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1918
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1928, 1964, 1970
Sep 1942–Aug 1944 24-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1909, 1913, 1925, 1962
Sep 1941–Aug 1944 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1905, 1906
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1938, 1959, 1983
Sep 1940–Aug 1944 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1930, 1938, 1961, 1962, 1978, 1981
Sep 1939–Aug 1944 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907, 1908
	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1943	2022
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1913, 1923, 1938, 1943, 1966, 1968, 1971

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings