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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 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1997 1-Month	32.5°F (0.3°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	7.5°F (4.2°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1934
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2018
Jan–Feb 1997 2-Month	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	4.4°F (2.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	1998, 2002
Dec 1996–Feb 1997 3-Month	30.9°F (-0.6°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 1937	2016
Nov 1996–Feb 1997 4-Month	32.2°F (0.1°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1933
Oct 1996–Feb 1997 5-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1928
Sep 1996–Feb 1997 6-Month	39.9°F (4.4°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Aug 1996–Feb 1997 7-Month	44.1°F (6.7°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1950, 1992, 2010
Jul 1996–Feb 1997 8-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1974
Jun 1996–Feb 1997 9-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
May 1996–Feb 1997 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
	Ties: 1933, 1998
Apr 1996–Feb 1997 11-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Mar 1996–Feb 1997 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2009
Sep 1995–Feb 1997 18-Month	44.5°F (6.9°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1914, 1947, 1949, 1960, 1989
Mar 1995–Feb 1997 24-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1918
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1952, 1989
Mar 1994–Feb 1997 36-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905, 1918
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2013
	Ties: 1932, 1952, 1991
Mar 1993–Feb 1997 48-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2013, 2014
	Ties: 1932, 1994, 1995
Mar 1992–Feb 1997 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	76th Coolest	Coolest since: 1990	1908
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1934, 1949, 1975, 1978, 1985, 1989, 1990

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/