Climate at a Glance
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Boston, Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2012
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2012 1-Month |
38.4°F (3.6°C) | 34.4°F (1.3°C) |
4.0°F (2.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1989 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Nov–Dec 2012 2-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 39.5°F (4.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1989 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Oct–Dec 2012 3-Month |
45.7°F (7.6°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1976 |
12th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2012 4-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1976 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2012 5-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 53.9°F (12.2°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2010 | 1976 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1999 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2012 6-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1976 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2012 7-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 58.6°F (14.8°C) |
1.2°F (0.6°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1976 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
May–Dec 2012 8-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 58.4°F (14.7°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1962 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2011, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2012 9-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 57.3°F (14.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1940 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2011 | ||||
Mar–Dec 2012 10-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 55.4°F (13.0°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2009 | 1940 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2011 | 2010, 2011 | ||||
Feb–Dec 2012 11-Month |
56.0°F (13.3°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
2.8°F (1.5°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1967 |
1st Warmest | Warmest since: 2010 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2010 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2012 12-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1940 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2011–Dec 2012 18-Month |
56.5°F (13.6°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
3.4°F (1.9°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1940 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2011–Dec 2012 24-Month |
53.7°F (12.1°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1940 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2010–Dec 2012 36-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1940, 1941 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2012 | ||||
Jan 2009–Dec 2012 48-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1942, 1943 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2013 | ||||
Jan 2008–Dec 2012 60-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 80th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1940, 1943 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 2013, 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/