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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, March 1985

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1985 1-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	34.2°F (1.2°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1916
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Feb–Mar 1985 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	29.6°F (-1.3°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	2015
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1927, 1977
Jan–Mar 1985 3-Month	28.2°F (-2.1°C)	27.8°F (-2.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1984
Dec 1984–Mar 1985 4-Month	29.8°F (-1.2°C)	27.9°F (-2.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1898
Nov 1984–Mar 1985 5-Month	31.8°F (-0.1°C)	30.1°F (-1.1°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1992
Oct 1984–Mar 1985 6-Month	35.3°F (1.8°C)	33.5°F (0.8°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Sep 1984–Mar 1985 7-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1960
Aug 1984–Mar 1985 8-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904, 1905, 1918
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1992
Jul 1984–Mar 1985 9-Month	45.5°F (7.5°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904, 1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1933, 2004
Jun 1984–Mar 1985 10-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
May 1984–Mar 1985 11-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1951
Apr 1984–Mar 1985 12-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1976, 2009
Oct 1983–Mar 1985 18-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	42.4°F (5.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1976
Apr 1983–Mar 1985 24-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2013
Apr 1982–Mar 1985 36-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1906
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1993
Apr 1981–Mar 1985 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013, 2019, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1976, 1987
Apr 1980–Mar 1985 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1908
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2020
	Ties: 1949, 1975, 1984, 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 September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/