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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

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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, May 2011

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2011 1-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2015
	Ties: 2004
Apr–May 2011 2-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	50.2°F (10.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1917
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2010
Mar–May 2011 3-Month	47.2°F (8.4°C)	44.9°F (7.2°C)	2.3°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1967
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1973, 1979
Feb–May 2011 4-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	39.9°F (4.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1907
				29th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 2006, 2013
Jan–May 2011 5-Month	37.9°F (3.3°C)	36.8°F (2.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1907
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1930, 1989
Dec 2010–May 2011 6-Month	36.2°F (2.3°C)	35.3°F (1.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1904
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1989
Nov 2010–May 2011 7-Month	36.9°F (2.7°C)	35.9°F (2.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1904, 1905
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1958, 1989
Oct 2010–May 2011 8-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1905
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1903, 1947, 1952, 1960, 2004, 2009
Sep 2010–May 2011 9-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1905
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1976
Aug 2010–May 2011 10-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1905
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1933, 1960, 1985, 2004
Jul 2010–May 2011 11-Month	47.1°F (8.4°C)	45.3°F (7.4°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1905
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 1954
Jun 2010–May 2011 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1904
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2012
	Ties: 2008
Dec 2009–May 2011 18-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1905
				8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 2018
Jun 2009–May 2011 24-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1905
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2013
	Ties: 2016, 2019
Jun 2008–May 2011 36-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1906
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2022
	Ties: 1999, 2010
Jun 2007–May 2011 48-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2010	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2022
	Ties: 2001, 2010, 2016
Jun 2006–May 2011 60-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 2009	1908
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2010	2020, 2022

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/