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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, May 1990

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1990 1-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1917
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2015
	Ties: 1925, 1928, 1974
Apr–May 1990 2-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2010
	Ties: 1913, 1914
Mar–May 1990 3-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	44.8°F (7.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1988	2012
	Ties: 1954, 1974, 2007
Feb–May 1990 4-Month	41.4°F (5.2°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1907
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1983
Jan–May 1990 5-Month	39.7°F (4.3°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1953	2012
Dec 1989–May 1990 6-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1925, 1938, 1979
Nov 1989–May 1990 7-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1904, 1905
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1928, 1979, 2001
Oct 1989–May 1990 8-Month	38.0°F (3.3°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1989, 2001
Sep 1989–May 1990 9-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1929, 1930, 1945, 1950, 1972
Aug 1989–May 1990 10-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1905
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1957, 1972, 1973, 1975, 2005
Jul 1989–May 1990 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1905
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1975, 2005, 2014
Jun 1989–May 1990 12-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1988	1904
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2012
	Ties: 1937, 1947, 1972
Dec 1988–May 1990 18-Month	43.7°F (6.5°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2017
	Ties: 1949, 1975, 1989
Jun 1988–May 1990 24-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1905
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1958, 2004
Jun 1987–May 1990 36-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1989	1906
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2022
	Ties: 1934, 1984, 2005
Jun 1986–May 1990 48-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1907
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2022
	Ties: 1931, 1947, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1996
Jun 1985–May 1990 60-Month	47.3°F (8.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1908
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1989	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1975

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/