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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2002 1-Month	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1989
	28.5°F (-1.9°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1939
Nov–Dec 2002 2-Month	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	55th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	33.8°F (1.0°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	74th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1985
Oct–Dec 2002 3-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	38.6°F (3.7°C)	39.1°F (3.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1967
Sep–Dec 2002 4-Month	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	45.1°F (7.3°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1932
Aug–Dec 2002 5-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1904
	50.3°F (10.2°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1975
Jul–Dec 2002 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1904
	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.4°F (11.3°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1952, 1957
Jun–Dec 2002 7-Month	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1904
	55.3°F (12.9°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	41st Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1938
May–Dec 2002 8-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	55.2°F (12.9°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1993
Apr–Dec 2002 9-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	34th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2015
	Ties: 2004
Mar–Dec 2002 10-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2021
	Ties: 1983, 2004, 2007
Feb–Dec 2002 11-Month	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1917
	50.9°F (10.5°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	19th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2012
	Ties: 1931, 1973, 2015
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
Jan–Dec 2002 12-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2012
Jul 2001–Dec 2002 18-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1904
	51.4°F (10.8°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2012
	Ties: 2010, 2011
Jan 2001–Dec 2002 24-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2021
	Ties: 2007
Jan 2000–Dec 2002 36-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1905
	48.7°F (9.3°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 1953, 2006
Jan 1999–Dec 2002 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2000	1907
	48.9°F (9.4°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2022
	Ties: 2008
Jan 1998–Dec 2002 60-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1907
	49.2°F (9.6°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2022
	Ties: 2015

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 27, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings