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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1989

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1989 1-Month	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-12.3°F (-6.8°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1989
December 1989 1-Month	15.8°F (-9.0°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	-12.3°F (-6.8°C)	128th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-6.3°F (-3.5°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month	27.4°F (-2.6°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	-6.3°F (-3.5°C)	126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-3.9°F (-2.1°C)	124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month	41.7°F (5.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	41.7°F (5.4°C)	44.4°F (6.9°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1926, 1933
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1904
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1904
	50.8°F (10.4°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1910
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1904
	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1914
May–Dec 1989 8-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1914, 1916
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	52.3°F (11.3°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2015
	Ties: 1925
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
	50.5°F (10.3°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1901
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
	48.3°F (9.1°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1943
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1904
	46.6°F (8.1°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1911, 1976, 1980
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1898, 1900, 1941, 1970, 1972, 1993
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1905
	46.9°F (8.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2021
	Ties: 1913, 1921, 1948, 1956, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1993
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1956, 1994
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1930, 1939, 1982
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1907
	47.1°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2022
	Ties: 1935, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1974, 1979

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings