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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, August 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
August 1989 1-Month	68.2°F (20.1°C)	67.5°F (19.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1903
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1931
Jul–Aug 1989 2-Month	68.9°F (20.5°C)	68.6°F (20.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1903
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1996
Jun–Aug 1989 3-Month	67.8°F (19.9°C)	67.2°F (19.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1903
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2020
	Ties: 1898, 1980
May–Aug 1989 4-Month	65.3°F (18.5°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1903
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1931, 1984, 2008
Apr–Aug 1989 5-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	60.4°F (15.8°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2010
	Ties: 1911, 1922, 1990, 1996
Mar–Aug 1989 6-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1926
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2010
	Ties: 1908, 1946, 1975
Feb–Aug 1989 7-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.6°F (10.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1907
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1922, 1975
Jan–Aug 1989 8-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1907
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1975, 1981, 2007
Dec 1988–Aug 1989 9-Month	46.7°F (8.2°C)	45.9°F (7.7°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1904, 1907
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 2001
Nov 1988–Aug 1989 10-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1904
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1974, 1985, 1997, 2009
Oct 1988–Aug 1989 11-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1929, 1986
Sep 1988–Aug 1989 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1905
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1950, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1987
Mar 1988–Aug 1989 18-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.0°F (10.0°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1921, 1931, 2001
Sep 1987–Aug 1989 24-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1905
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013
	Ties: 1958, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1990
Sep 1986–Aug 1989 36-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905, 1906
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1934, 1939, 1947
Sep 1985–Aug 1989 48-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2013
	Ties: 1931, 1934, 1990, 1996
Sep 1984–Aug 1989 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1907, 1908
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1934, 1958, 1984, 1985, 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 October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/