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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1981 1-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1916
March 1981 1-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2012
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2015
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	4.2°F (2.3°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1953, 1954
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	73rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1942, 1956, 1960, 2011
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1965, 1969
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
	28.8°F (-1.8°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1944, 1982, 2003
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1916, 1917, 1978
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1918
	36.2°F (2.3°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1944, 1956
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904, 1905, 1918
	40.4°F (4.7°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1897, 1927
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1904, 1905
	43.8°F (6.6°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1914, 1922, 2001
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
	45.7°F (7.6°C)	46.3°F (7.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1899, 1915, 1935, 1936, 1968, 1994
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1915, 1943, 1979
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1918
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1994, 2001
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905
	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2013
	Ties: 1960, 1987
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1905
	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1939, 1956, 1961, 1983
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1906
	47.0°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2013
	Ties: 1948, 1957
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013, 2019, 2022
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1940, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1982
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1908
	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1942, 1972

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published March 2023, retrieved on March 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings