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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, August 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1971 1-Month	68.4°F (20.2°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1903
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
Jul–Aug 1971 2-Month	69.0°F (20.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1903
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1896, 1968, 2004, 2017
Jun–Aug 1971 3-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1903
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1917, 1969, 1996
May–Aug 1971 4-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1903
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1895, 1898, 1900, 1921
Apr–Aug 1971 5-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2010
	Ties: 1929, 1932, 1965
Mar–Aug 1971 6-Month	55.5°F (13.1°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1926
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2010
	Ties: 1965
Feb–Aug 1971 7-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1913, 1936, 1939, 1947, 1961, 1964
Jan–Aug 1971 8-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1907
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1961, 1967
Dec 1970–Aug 1971 9-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1904, 1907
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
Nov 1970–Aug 1971 10-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1904
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1978
Oct 1970–Aug 1971 11-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1905
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1914, 1924, 1943
Sep 1970–Aug 1971 12-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1903, 1915, 1924
Mar 1970–Aug 1971 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1929, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1979
Sep 1969–Aug 1971 24-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1905
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013
	Ties: 1900, 1911, 1928, 1963
Sep 1968–Aug 1971 36-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905, 1906
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1910, 1922, 1929, 1970, 1972, 1978
Sep 1967–Aug 1971 48-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1907
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2013
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1942, 1963, 1969, 1970
Sep 1966–Aug 1971 60-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1907, 1908
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2022
	Ties: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1913, 1923, 1938, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1968

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/