Climate at a Glance
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Boston, Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1972 1-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 34.4°F (1.3°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1961 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
36.2°F (2.3°C) | 39.5°F (4.2°C) |
-3.3°F (-1.9°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1989 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
40.9°F (4.9°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.9°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1976 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
46.7°F (8.2°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1976 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 53.9°F (12.2°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1976 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 57.1°F (13.9°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1976 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1980 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.3°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1976 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1978 | ||||||
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1962 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 57.2°F (14.0°C) |
-2.5°F (-1.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1940 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.4°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1940 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010, 2011 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-2.7°F (-1.5°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1967 |
82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1962 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-2.2°F (-1.2°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1940 |
79th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1943, 1958 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1940 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1974, 1976, 1993 | ||||||
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1940 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1940, 1941 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1939, 1976 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1942, 1943 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1977, 1989 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1940, 1943 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1962, 1964, 1979 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/