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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, February 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1985 1-Month	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1934
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
Jan–Feb 1985 2-Month	23.8°F (-4.6°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	1998, 2002
Dec 1984–Feb 1985 3-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1984
Nov 1984–Feb 1985 4-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1952, 1967
Oct 1984–Feb 1985 5-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1919, 1921, 2019
Sep 1984–Feb 1985 6-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1942, 2011
Aug 1984–Feb 1985 7-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1980, 2005, 2011
Jul 1984–Feb 1985 8-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1947, 1989, 2004
Jun 1984–Feb 1985 9-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1904
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1976, 1983, 2010
May 1984–Feb 1985 10-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1958, 2005
Apr 1984–Feb 1985 11-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1939, 1956, 1976
Mar 1984–Feb 1985 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1946, 1975, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2004
Sep 1983–Feb 1985 18-Month	44.8°F (7.1°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1922, 1951, 1956, 1995
Mar 1983–Feb 1985 24-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1918
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1998
Mar 1982–Feb 1985 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905, 1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1950
Mar 1981–Feb 1985 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2013, 2014
	Ties: 1987
Mar 1980–Feb 1985 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1908
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 1975, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1997

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/