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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, January 1996

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1996 1-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	24.1°F (-4.4°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1932
	Ties: 2001
Dec 1995–Jan 1996 2-Month	24.8°F (-4.0°C)	26.1°F (-3.3°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1978, 2001
Nov 1995–Jan 1996 3-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1935, 1994
Oct 1995–Jan 1996 4-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1898, 1910, 1969, 1973, 2001, 2004, 2009
Sep 1995–Jan 1996 5-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	40.4°F (4.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1946, 1990, 2003
Aug 1995–Jan 1996 6-Month	44.7°F (7.1°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1915
Jul 1995–Jan 1996 7-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1909, 1916, 1919
Jun 1995–Jan 1996 8-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1904
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1909, 1952, 2003
May 1995–Jan 1996 9-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1900, 1975, 1978, 1990, 2003
Apr 1995–Jan 1996 10-Month	50.4°F (10.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	52nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1916, 1922, 1928, 1943, 1964, 1971, 1990, 1994
Mar 1995–Jan 1996 11-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2013
	Ties: 1909, 1967, 1975, 1988, 1997
Feb 1995–Jan 1996 12-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2013
	Ties: 1899, 1914, 1988
Aug 1994–Jan 1996 18-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.2°F (7.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1905
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2013
	Ties: 1952, 1955, 2001
Feb 1994–Jan 1996 24-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2013
	Ties: 1985, 1991, 2009, 2015
Feb 1993–Jan 1996 36-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1906, 1919
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2013
	Ties: 1960, 1987, 1994, 1998
Feb 1992–Jan 1996 48-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1905, 1908, 1918
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2014
	Ties: 1935, 1947, 1961, 1984, 1990
Feb 1991–Jan 1996 60-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1908
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2021
	Ties: 1952, 1957, 1986, 1994

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/