Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, August 1952

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Coolest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Warmest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1952 1-Month	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1903
	68.3°F (20.2°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2022
	Ties: 1918, 1975, 2006
Jul–Aug 1952 2-Month	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1903
	70.8°F (21.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2022
	Ties: 1937, 1944, 1995, 1999, 2006
Jun–Aug 1952 3-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1903
Jun–Aug 1952 3-Month	69.4°F (20.8°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2020
May–Aug 1952 4-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1903
	65.5°F (18.6°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2018, 2022
	Ties: 1911, 1943, 1970
Apr–Aug 1952 5-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2010
	Ties: 1959, 2001, 2002
Mar–Aug 1952 6-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1926
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2010
	Ties: 1953
Feb–Aug 1952 7-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1945
Jan–Aug 1952 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	108th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	50.0°F (10.0°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2019
Dec 1951–Aug 1952 9-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1904, 1907
	47.7°F (8.7°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1937, 1955, 2008
Nov 1951–Aug 1952 10-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1904
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1980, 2011
Oct 1951–Aug 1952 11-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1905
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1954
Sep 1951–Aug 1952 12-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1905
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1942, 1976
Mar 1951–Aug 1952 18-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1918
	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2012
	Ties: 1950, 1960, 1983, 1984
Sep 1950–Aug 1952 24-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1905
	48.2°F (9.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1950	2013
	Ties: 2001
Sep 1949–Aug 1952 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1905, 1906
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2022
	Ties: 1932, 1998
Sep 1948–Aug 1952 48-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907
	48.4°F (9.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	20th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 1954, 1955, 1999, 2003
Sep 1947–Aug 1952 60-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1951	1907, 1908
	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1951	2022
	Ties: 1951, 1956, 1993, 1998

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings