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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 1966

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1966 1-Month	23.9°F (-4.5°C)	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	1932
	Ties: 1899, 1939, 1955
Dec 1965–Jan 1966 2-Month	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1942
Nov 1965–Jan 1966 3-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1930, 1978
Oct 1965–Jan 1966 4-Month	35.1°F (1.7°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1957, 1988
Sep 1965–Jan 1966 5-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1973, 1988
Aug 1965–Jan 1966 6-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1906, 1969, 1979
Jul 1965–Jan 1966 7-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1917
Jun 1965–Jan 1966 8-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1904
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1946, 1948, 1993
May 1965–Jan 1966 9-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	51.1°F (10.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1899, 1938, 1964, 1971, 1994
Apr 1965–Jan 1966 10-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1979, 2001
Mar 1965–Jan 1966 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1906, 1926, 1965
Feb 1965–Jan 1966 12-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1900, 1929, 1934, 1944, 1970, 1993
Aug 1964–Jan 1966 18-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1905
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1907, 1968, 1978
Feb 1964–Jan 1966 24-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1918
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2013
	Ties: 1945, 1963, 1965, 1982, 1994
Feb 1963–Jan 1966 36-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1906, 1919
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1964	2013
	Ties: 1913, 1935, 1964, 1969, 1981
Feb 1962–Jan 1966 48-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1928	1905, 1908, 1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2014
	Ties: 1903, 1917, 1926
Feb 1961–Jan 1966 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1908
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1965	2021
	Ties: 1902, 1913, 1916, 1926, 1931, 1938, 1945, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/