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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 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1997 1-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1917
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2015
	Ties: 1915, 1935, 1966
Apr–May 1997 2-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1917
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2010
	Ties: 1971
Mar–May 1997 3-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1992	1967
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2012
	Ties: 1978, 1992
Feb–May 1997 4-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	75th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2012
	Ties: 1960, 1984
Jan–May 1997 5-Month	37.6°F (3.1°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1975, 2007
Dec 1996–May 1997 6-Month	37.2°F (2.9°C)	35.4°F (1.9°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1985, 2018, 2019
Nov 1996–May 1997 7-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904, 1905
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1960
Oct 1996–May 1997 8-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	37.7°F (3.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1992
Sep 1996–May 1997 9-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1952, 1958
Aug 1996–May 1997 10-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1955, 1992, 2009
Jul 1996–May 1997 11-Month	46.1°F (7.8°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1952, 1955, 1984, 1989
Jun 1996–May 1997 12-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1904
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1984
Dec 1995–May 1997 18-Month	43.4°F (6.3°C)	43.1°F (6.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1945, 1983, 2004
Jun 1995–May 1997 24-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1994	1905
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1981, 1989, 2015
Jun 1994–May 1997 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1906
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1993	2022
	Ties: 1932, 1986
Jun 1993–May 1997 48-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1907
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2022
	Ties: 1975, 1985, 1987
Jun 1992–May 1997 60-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1908
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020, 2022
	Ties: 1934, 1984, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/