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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 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1982 1-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1903
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
	Ties: 1908
Jul–Aug 1982 2-Month	67.7°F (19.8°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1903
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
Jun–Aug 1982 3-Month	65.5°F (18.6°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1927	1903
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2020
	Ties: 1907
May–Aug 1982 4-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1903
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
	Ties: 1913, 1914, 1967
Apr–Aug 1982 5-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.5°F (15.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2010
	Ties: 1904
Mar–Aug 1982 6-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1926
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2010
	Ties: 1928
Feb–Aug 1982 7-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1907
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1911, 1948
Jan–Aug 1982 8-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1940	1907
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1895
Dec 1981–Aug 1982 9-Month	44.6°F (7.0°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904, 1907
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1978
Nov 1981–Aug 1982 10-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1904
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1963
Oct 1981–Aug 1982 11-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1956	1905
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1927, 1956
Sep 1981–Aug 1982 12-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1905
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1963
Mar 1981–Aug 1982 18-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	49.9°F (9.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1896, 1900, 1901, 1910, 1911, 1935, 1936, 1959, 1965, 1993
Sep 1980–Aug 1982 24-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
				106th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1902, 1915, 1964
Sep 1979–Aug 1982 36-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1905, 1906
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
	Ties: 1915, 1923, 1937, 1945, 1958, 1961
Sep 1978–Aug 1982 48-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1907
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013
	Ties: 1946, 1972, 1979
Sep 1977–Aug 1982 60-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1907, 1908
				80th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2022
	Ties: 1925, 1942, 1964, 1972, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/