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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 1988

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1988 1-Month	26.8°F (-2.9°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1934
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2018
Jan–Feb 1988 2-Month	24.2°F (-4.3°C)	24.5°F (-4.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1904
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1998, 2002
	Ties: 1916, 1929, 1957, 1981, 1993, 2009
Dec 1987–Feb 1988 3-Month	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	25.8°F (-3.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1967
Nov 1987–Feb 1988 4-Month	29.9°F (-1.2°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1929, 1942, 2009
Oct 1987–Feb 1988 5-Month	33.5°F (0.8°C)	33.4°F (0.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1962, 2001, 2004
Sep 1987–Feb 1988 6-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1969, 2001, 2014
Aug 1987–Feb 1988 7-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-0.1°F (0.0°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				75th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1901, 1906, 1916, 1996
Jul 1987–Feb 1988 8-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	45.5°F (7.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1938, 2003
Jun 1987–Feb 1988 9-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1904
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1929, 2015
May 1987–Feb 1988 10-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2016
	Ties: 1938, 1945, 1975, 1996, 2015
Apr 1987–Feb 1988 11-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1986, 1990, 2004
Mar 1987–Feb 1988 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1946, 1975, 1985, 2001, 2003, 2004
Sep 1986–Feb 1988 18-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1937, 1972, 1981, 1987
Mar 1986–Feb 1988 24-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1960, 1972, 1987
Mar 1985–Feb 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: 1987	1905, 1918
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013
	Ties: 1962, 1987, 1994
Mar 1984–Feb 1988 48-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1907
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2013, 2014
	Ties: 1974, 1983
Mar 1983–Feb 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	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1932, 1958, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/