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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1987 1-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1925
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1993
Sep–Oct 1987 2-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
	54.1°F (12.3°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 2009
Aug–Oct 1987 3-Month	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1940
	58.2°F (14.6°C)	59.3°F (15.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1924
Jul–Oct 1987 4-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1902, 1904, 1925, 1940
	61.3°F (16.3°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1918, 1934, 1982
Jun–Oct 1987 5-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1903
	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1935, 1936, 1954, 1966, 1977
May–Oct 1987 6-Month	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
	61.2°F (16.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2021
	Ties: 1946, 1960, 1965, 1981
Apr–Oct 1987 7-Month	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
	59.1°F (15.1°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2010
	Ties: 1937, 1960, 1988
Mar–Oct 1987 8-Month	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1926
	56.2°F (13.4°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2010
	Ties: 1941, 1980, 1993, 2003
Feb–Oct 1987 9-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1941, 1975, 1997
Jan–Oct 1987 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904, 1907
	49.8°F (9.9°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1993
Dec 1986–Oct 1987 11-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904
	48.1°F (8.9°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1976, 1988, 2014
Nov 1986–Oct 1987 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904
	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1910, 1929, 1974, 1979, 1993
May 1986–Oct 1987 18-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
	51.6°F (10.9°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1901, 1946, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1979, 1981
Nov 1985–Oct 1987 24-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1929, 1937, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1959, 1961, 1994, 1997
Nov 1984–Oct 1987 36-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1947
Nov 1983–Oct 1987 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1957, 1975, 1983, 1988, 1989
Nov 1982–Oct 1987 60-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2020
	Ties: 1933, 1951, 1952, 1956

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 2, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings