Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1979 1-Month |
26.0°F (-3.3°C) | 24.1°F (-4.4°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 1932 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1964, 1999 | ||||||
|
Dec 1978–Jan 1979 2-Month |
27.6°F (-2.4°C) | 26.1°F (-3.3°C) |
1.5°F (0.9°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Jan 1979 3-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1916, 1952, 1972 | ||||||
|
Oct 1978–Jan 1979 4-Month |
35.7°F (2.1°C) | 35.4°F (1.9°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1918 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1976 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1993, 2011 | ||||||
|
Sep 1978–Jan 1979 5-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 40.3°F (4.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1987, 2001 | ||||||
|
Aug 1978–Jan 1979 6-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1906, 1966, 1969 | ||||||
|
Jul 1978–Jan 1979 7-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1971, 1990 | ||||||
|
Jun 1978–Jan 1979 8-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1969, 1978 | ||||||
|
May 1978–Jan 1979 9-Month |
50.9°F (10.5°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1955 | ||||||
|
Apr 1978–Jan 1979 10-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2016 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1966, 2001 | ||||||
|
Mar 1978–Jan 1979 11-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1929, 1935, 1944 | ||||||
|
Feb 1978–Jan 1979 12-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1918 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1924, 1973 | ||||||
|
Aug 1977–Jan 1979 18-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1902, 1915, 1944 | ||||||
|
Feb 1977–Jan 1979 24-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1977 | 1918 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1900, 1937, 1960, 1977, 1981 | ||||||
|
Feb 1976–Jan 1979 36-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1906, 1919 |
| 90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1911, 1916, 1943, 1961 | ||||||
|
Feb 1975–Jan 1979 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1905, 1908, 1918 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1962, 1963, 1973, 1981 | ||||||
|
Feb 1974–Jan 1979 60-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1973 | 1908 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1982, 1983 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/