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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 1945

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1945 1-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1917
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.8°F (-1.6°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1958
Apr–May 1945 2-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1917
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2010
	Ties: 1903, 1922, 1969, 1987
Mar–May 1945 3-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1967
Mar–May 1945 3-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
Feb–May 1945 4-Month	42.8°F (6.0°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	42.8°F (6.0°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1921	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1999, 2021
Jan–May 1945 5-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1954
Dec 1944–May 1945 6-Month	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	36.0°F (2.2°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1988, 1992
Nov 1944–May 1945 7-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904, 1905
Nov 1944–May 1945 7-Month	36.3°F (2.4°C)	35.8°F (2.1°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
Oct 1944–May 1945 8-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1989, 1990, 2001
Sep 1944–May 1945 9-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1950, 1972, 1990
Aug 1944–May 1945 10-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	43.6°F (6.4°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1984
Jul 1944–May 1945 11-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1955, 1984, 1989, 1997
Jun 1944–May 1945 12-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2012
	Ties: 1958
Dec 1943–May 1945 18-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1983, 1997, 2004
Jun 1943–May 1945 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1938	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1938, 1946, 1973, 1980
Jun 1942–May 1945 36-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1906
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2022
	Ties: 1921, 1923, 1948, 1972, 1978
Jun 1941–May 1945 48-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	63rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2022
	Ties: 1935, 1939, 1948
Jun 1940–May 1945 60-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1908
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1931, 1939, 1947, 1973, 1979

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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