Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1988 1-Month |
21.7°F (-5.7°C) | 24.1°F (-4.4°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1918 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1932 | ||||
Dec 1987–Jan 1988 2-Month |
26.6°F (-3.0°C) | 26.1°F (-3.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1918 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1909, 1939 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Jan 1988 3-Month |
30.9°F (-0.6°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1976 | ||||||
Oct 1987–Jan 1988 4-Month |
35.1°F (1.7°C) | 35.4°F (1.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1918 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1966 | ||||||
Sep 1987–Jan 1988 5-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 40.4°F (4.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1915, 1966, 1973 | ||||||
Aug 1987–Jan 1988 6-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 45.0°F (7.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1964, 1973, 1990 | ||||||
Jul 1987–Jan 1988 7-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1948, 1973 | ||||||
Jun 1987–Jan 1988 8-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1904 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1990 | ||||||
May 1987–Jan 1988 9-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1921, 1928, 1944 | ||||||
Apr 1987–Jan 1988 10-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1924, 2004 | ||||||
Mar 1987–Jan 1988 11-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1967, 1975, 1996, 1997 | ||||||
Feb 1987–Jan 1988 12-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1918 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1914, 1996 | ||||||
Aug 1986–Jan 1988 18-Month |
46.3°F (7.9°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1905 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Feb 1986–Jan 1988 24-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1918 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1949 | ||||||
Feb 1985–Jan 1988 36-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1906, 1919 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1948, 1962, 1989, 1990, 1995 | ||||||
Feb 1984–Jan 1988 48-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 46.8°F (8.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1905, 1908, 1918 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989 | ||||||
Feb 1983–Jan 1988 60-Month |
47.6°F (8.7°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1908 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1987, 1991 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 14, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/