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Boston, Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987
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| Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1987 1-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 34.5°F (1.4°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1989 |
| 24th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 1997 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month |
39.0°F (3.9°C) | 39.5°F (4.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1989 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1974, 1993 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1984 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1966, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 57.1°F (13.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month |
57.1°F (13.9°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1976 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1955, 1977, 1985 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1987 8-Month |
57.0°F (13.9°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1962 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1943, 1968 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 15th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1940 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1986 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 55.3°F (12.9°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1940 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2010, 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1967 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
-1.7°F (-0.9°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1962, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month |
49.8°F (9.9°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1940, 1941 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1965, 1970, 1981, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month |
50.0°F (10.0°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1942, 1943 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1961, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1940, 1943 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2014 | ||||
| Ties: 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/