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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 1974

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1974 1-Month	24.3°F (-4.3°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1934
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2018
Jan–Feb 1974 2-Month	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1904
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	1998, 2002
	Ties: 1986
Dec 1973–Feb 1974 3-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
Nov 1973–Feb 1974 4-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1976, 1984, 2008
Oct 1973–Feb 1974 5-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1939
Sep 1973–Feb 1974 6-Month	39.2°F (4.0°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1972	2012
	Ties: 1980
Aug 1973–Feb 1974 7-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
Jul 1973–Feb 1974 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1997
Jun 1973–Feb 1974 9-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1904
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
	Ties: 1984, 1992, 2011
May 1973–Feb 1974 10-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2016
	Ties: 1976, 1984
Apr 1973–Feb 1974 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2012
Mar 1973–Feb 1974 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1953
Sep 1972–Feb 1974 18-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1996
Mar 1972–Feb 1974 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2013
	Ties: 1956, 1976, 1990
Mar 1971–Feb 1974 36-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1905, 1918
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2013
	Ties: 1934, 1960, 1975, 1990
Mar 1970–Feb 1974 48-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1907
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2013, 2014
	Ties: 1983, 1988
Mar 1969–Feb 1974 60-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1908
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1935, 1947, 1960, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/