Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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.
Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2017 1-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 2008 | 1917 |
| 79th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1963, 1969, 1976 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 50.2°F (10.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1917 |
| 12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 2004, 2021 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1967 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1980, 2008, 2019 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
42.5°F (5.8°C) | 39.9°F (4.4°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 20th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 36.8°F (2.7°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1907 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
38.7°F (3.7°C) | 35.3°F (1.8°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1904 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1953 | ||||||
|
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
39.2°F (4.0°C) | 35.8°F (2.1°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1904, 1905 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 37.6°F (3.1°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1998 | ||||||
|
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
43.5°F (6.4°C) | 40.2°F (4.6°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 42.9°F (6.1°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1905 |
| 7th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1904 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1991 | ||||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 43.1°F (6.2°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 126th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
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Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 47.0°F (8.3°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1905 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 118th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1906 |
| 8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2014 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 2000, 2009, 2015 | ||||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1908 |
| 9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2020, 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 2002, 2010 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 2, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/