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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 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 1998 1-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	25.0°F (-3.9°C)	8.7°F (4.8°C)	127th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1934
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2018
Jan–Feb 1998 2-Month	32.4°F (0.2°C)	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	7.8°F (4.3°C)	128th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
				1st Warmest	Warmest to Date	1998, 2002
	Ties: 2002
Dec 1997–Feb 1998 3-Month	31.9°F (-0.1°C)	25.7°F (-3.5°C)	6.2°F (3.4°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Nov 1997–Feb 1998 4-Month	33.4°F (0.8°C)	29.2°F (-1.6°C)	4.2°F (2.4°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Oct 1997–Feb 1998 5-Month	36.4°F (2.4°C)	33.3°F (0.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1983
Sep 1997–Feb 1998 6-Month	40.4°F (4.7°C)	37.8°F (3.2°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1953
Aug 1997–Feb 1998 7-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2016
Jul 1997–Feb 1998 8-Month	47.5°F (8.6°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
Jun 1997–Feb 1998 9-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.7°F (8.7°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2012
	Ties: 1960
May 1997–Feb 1998 10-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2016
	Ties: 1933, 1997
Apr 1997–Feb 1998 11-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1918
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1958, 1980, 2005
Mar 1997–Feb 1998 12-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1997, 2009
Sep 1996–Feb 1998 18-Month	45.3°F (7.4°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2013, 2017
Mar 1996–Feb 1998 24-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1918
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2013
	Ties: 1985
Mar 1995–Feb 1998 36-Month	47.7°F (8.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1905, 1918
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2013
	Ties: 1984
Mar 1994–Feb 1998 48-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1907
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2013, 2014
	Ties: 2004
Mar 1993–Feb 1998 60-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1908
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2020, 2021, 2022
	Ties: 1952

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/