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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1946

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1946 1-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1925
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1920	2017
	Ties: 2012
Sep–Oct 1946 2-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1917
	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2017
	Ties: 2014, 2018
Aug–Oct 1946 3-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1940
Aug–Oct 1946 3-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
Jul–Oct 1946 4-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1902, 1904, 1925, 1940
	62.1°F (16.7°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2021
	Ties: 1945, 1967, 1979, 1996
Jun–Oct 1946 5-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1903
	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2021
	Ties: 1932, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1979
May–Oct 1946 6-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2021
	Ties: 1960, 1965, 1981, 1987
Apr–Oct 1946 7-Month	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
	58.6°F (14.8°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1913, 1986
Mar–Oct 1946 8-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1926
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2010
	Ties: 1938, 1952, 1957, 1968
Feb–Oct 1946 9-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1907
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1933, 1944, 1947, 1988, 1989, 2014
Jan–Oct 1946 10-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904, 1907
	50.1°F (10.1°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1954, 1976, 1984, 2004
Dec 1945–Oct 1946 11-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1986, 1994
Nov 1945–Oct 1946 12-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1928, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1958
May 1945–Oct 1946 18-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1987
Nov 1944–Oct 1946 24-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1929, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1959, 1961, 1987, 1994, 1997
Nov 1943–Oct 1946 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2012
	Ties: 1921, 1934, 1944, 1957, 1961, 1973
Nov 1942–Oct 1946 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1907
	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2013
	Ties: 1959, 1962, 1971, 1980
Nov 1941–Oct 1946 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1907
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2020
	Ties: 1935, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1974

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