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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 1986

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1986 1-Month	66.0°F (18.9°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1903
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
Jul–Aug 1986 2-Month	67.2°F (19.6°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1964	1903
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
	Ties: 1929, 1957
Jun–Aug 1986 3-Month	65.7°F (18.7°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1903
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2020
	Ties: 1940, 1964
May–Aug 1986 4-Month	63.6°F (17.6°C)	64.3°F (17.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1903
				101st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
	Ties: 1912
Apr–Aug 1986 5-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2010
	Ties: 1900, 1910, 1943
Mar–Aug 1986 6-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	56.1°F (13.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1926
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2010
	Ties: 1925, 1951, 1968, 1970
Feb–Aug 1986 7-Month	51.9°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1980, 2007
Jan–Aug 1986 8-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1907
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1987, 1993
Dec 1985–Aug 1986 9-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	46.0°F (7.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904, 1907
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1945
Nov 1985–Aug 1986 10-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.2°F (7.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1979
Oct 1985–Aug 1986 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1929, 1989
Sep 1985–Aug 1986 12-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1975, 2001
Mar 1985–Aug 1986 18-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2012
	Ties: 1922, 1933, 1958, 1990
Sep 1984–Aug 1986 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2013
	Ties: 1973, 1975
Sep 1983–Aug 1986 36-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1905, 1906
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2022
	Ties: 1974, 1995
Sep 1982–Aug 1986 48-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1907
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1955	2013
	Ties: 1933, 1992, 1993, 2006
Sep 1981–Aug 1986 60-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1907, 1908
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2022
	Ties: 1977, 1988

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/