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Massachusetts

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2018

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2018 1-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1989
December 2018 1-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	4.0°F (2.3°C)	23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2015
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
Nov–Dec 2018 2-Month	35.0°F (1.7°C)	33.7°F (0.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
Oct–Dec 2018 3-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
	40.1°F (4.5°C)	39.2°F (4.0°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	48th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2015
	Ties: 2008, 2010, 2019
Sep–Dec 2018 4-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2013	1917
	46.4°F (8.0°C)	44.5°F (6.9°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2015
	Ties: 1959, 2003
Aug–Dec 2018 5-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1904
	51.8°F (11.0°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 2005
Jul–Dec 2018 6-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	119th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1904
	55.4°F (13.0°C)	52.5°F (11.4°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1990, 1999
Jun–Dec 2018 7-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1904
	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1994, 2010
May–Dec 2018 8-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	2.8°F (1.6°C)	8th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1999
Apr–Dec 2018 9-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	116th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
	55.6°F (13.1°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2015
	Ties: 1991
Mar–Dec 2018 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
	53.5°F (11.9°C)	51.4°F (10.8°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021
	Ties: 1931, 1949, 1973
Feb–Dec 2018 11-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1917
	51.7°F (10.9°C)	49.0°F (9.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2012
	Ties: 2006
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
Jan–Dec 2018 12-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1904
Jul 2017–Dec 2018 18-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	13th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2012
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 2016	1905
Jan 2017–Dec 2018 24-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	9th Warmest	Warmest since: 2017	2021
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	122nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1905
Jan 2016–Dec 2018 36-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2012
Jan 2015–Dec 2018 48-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1907
	49.5°F (9.7°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	5th Warmest	Warmest since: 2013	2013
	Ties: 2019
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2017	1907
Jan 2014–Dec 2018 60-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	46.9°F (8.3°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	10th Warmest	Warmest since: 2016	2021

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published November 2022, retrieved on November 28, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings