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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, May 1980

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1980 1-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2015
Apr–May 1980 2-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1917
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2010
	Ties: 1931, 1979, 2002, 2014, 2018
Mar–May 1980 3-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1967
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2012
	Ties: 1938, 2008, 2017, 2019
Feb–May 1980 4-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1975
Jan–May 1980 5-Month	37.1°F (2.8°C)	36.7°F (2.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1907
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1927
Dec 1979–May 1980 6-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1904
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1986, 1987, 2004
Nov 1979–May 1980 7-Month	37.5°F (3.1°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1904, 1905
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Oct 1979–May 1980 8-Month	39.0°F (3.9°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
Sep 1979–May 1980 9-Month	41.3°F (5.2°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1947, 2004, 2009
Aug 1979–May 1980 10-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1986
Jul 1979–May 1980 11-Month	46.5°F (8.1°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2009
Jun 1979–May 1980 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1904
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1992
Dec 1978–May 1980 18-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1931
Jun 1978–May 1980 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1973
Jun 1977–May 1980 36-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1906
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1915, 1994
Jun 1976–May 1980 48-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1907
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2022
	Ties: 1924, 1930, 1942, 1944, 1963
Jun 1975–May 1980 60-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1908
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1936, 1948, 1959, 1961, 1962

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/