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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, March 1962

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1962 1-Month	34.5°F (1.4°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1916
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1958	2012
	Ties: 2003
Feb–Mar 1962 2-Month	28.3°F (-2.1°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	2015
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2012
Jan–Mar 1962 3-Month	26.9°F (-2.8°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
Dec 1961–Mar 1962 4-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1900
Nov 1961–Mar 1962 5-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
Oct 1961–Mar 1962 6-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1924, 1946, 1966
Sep 1961–Mar 1962 7-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1937, 1950, 1952, 1955, 2011
Aug 1961–Mar 1962 8-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904, 1905, 1918
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1937, 1942
Jul 1961–Mar 1962 9-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904, 1905
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1952, 1958
Jun 1961–Mar 1962 10-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1989
May 1961–Mar 1962 11-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1947, 1952, 2014
Apr 1961–Mar 1962 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1955, 1975, 2003
Oct 1960–Mar 1962 18-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.5°F (5.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1905
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2013
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1910, 1913, 1965, 1966, 1967
Apr 1960–Mar 1962 24-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1905
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1929, 1937, 1959
Apr 1959–Mar 1962 36-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1906
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1939, 1958, 1960, 1989, 1995
Apr 1958–Mar 1962 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1907
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1961	2013, 2019, 2022
	Ties: 1959, 1963
Apr 1957–Mar 1962 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1908
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1947, 1960, 1983

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/