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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1947

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1947 1-Month	27.7°F (-2.4°C)	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	1932
	Ties: 1993
Dec 1946–Jan 1947 2-Month	28.7°F (-1.8°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
Nov 1946–Jan 1947 3-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1933, 1975, 2010, 2022
Oct 1946–Jan 1947 4-Month	38.4°F (3.6°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2016
	Ties: 1928
Sep 1946–Jan 1947 5-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1999
Aug 1946–Jan 1947 6-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1980, 1992
Jul 1946–Jan 1947 7-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2016
	Ties: 1958, 1962
Jun 1946–Jan 1947 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1904
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1933
May 1946–Jan 1947 9-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1976, 1989, 2010
Apr 1946–Jan 1947 10-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1942	2016
	Ties: 1937, 1952, 1956, 1962
Mar 1946–Jan 1947 11-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2013
	Ties: 1953, 1960, 2018
Feb 1946–Jan 1947 12-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2013
	Ties: 1984, 2005
Aug 1945–Jan 1947 18-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1939	2013
	Ties: 1939, 2015
Feb 1945–Jan 1947 24-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1933	2013
	Ties: 1984, 1986
Feb 1944–Jan 1947 36-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1906, 1919
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2013
	Ties: 1949, 1958, 1975
Feb 1943–Jan 1947 48-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1905, 1908, 1918
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2014
	Ties: 1935, 1961, 1984, 1990, 1996
Feb 1942–Jan 1947 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1908
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2021
	Ties: 1959

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/