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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, February 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1971 1-Month	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1934
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2018
	Ties: 1932, 1969, 1982
Jan–Feb 1971 2-Month	22.2°F (-5.4°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1998, 2002
	Ties: 1961
Dec 1970–Feb 1971 3-Month	23.1°F (-4.9°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
Nov 1970–Feb 1971 4-Month	27.6°F (-2.4°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1982
Oct 1970–Feb 1971 5-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
Sep 1970–Feb 1971 6-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1899, 1938
Aug 1970–Feb 1971 7-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 2015
Jul 1970–Feb 1971 8-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1930, 2015
Jun 1970–Feb 1971 9-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1904
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1964
May 1970–Feb 1971 10-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1928, 1966
Apr 1970–Feb 1971 11-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1996
Mar 1970–Feb 1971 12-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1921, 1987
Sep 1969–Feb 1971 18-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1911, 1913, 1915, 1940, 1945, 1994
Mar 1969–Feb 1971 24-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1965, 1977
Mar 1968–Feb 1971 36-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905, 1918
				73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2013
	Ties: 1915, 1938, 1972, 1978, 1981
Mar 1967–Feb 1971 48-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013, 2014
	Ties: 1902, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1943
Mar 1966–Feb 1971 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1908
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1924, 1925, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/