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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1972 1-Month |
26.4°F (-3.1°C) | 24.1°F (-4.4°C) |
2.3°F (1.3°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1986, 1992 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Jan 1972 2-Month |
28.6°F (-1.9°C) | 26.1°F (-3.3°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Nov 1971–Jan 1972 3-Month |
31.5°F (-0.3°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1916, 1952, 1979 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Jan 1972 4-Month |
37.5°F (3.1°C) | 35.4°F (1.9°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 99th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Sep 1971–Jan 1972 5-Month |
42.8°F (6.0°C) | 40.4°F (4.7°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1958, 2018 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1972 6-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1950 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 2018 | ||||||
Jul 1971–Jan 1972 7-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 2018 | ||||||
Jun 1971–Jan 1972 8-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2018 | ||||||
May 1971–Jan 1972 9-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
1.4°F (0.7°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Jan 1972 10-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2016 | ||||
Mar 1971–Jan 1972 11-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1978, 1989, 2003, 2009 | ||||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1972 12-Month |
47.7°F (8.7°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1955, 1956, 1978 | ||||||
Aug 1970–Jan 1972 18-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 46.2°F (7.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1934, 1990, 1993 | ||||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1972 24-Month |
47.3°F (8.5°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1943, 1958, 1976, 1997 | ||||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1972 36-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1906, 1919 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1931, 1944, 1957, 1982 | ||||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1972 48-Month |
47.0°F (8.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905, 1908, 1918 |
66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 1960, 1980 | ||||||
Feb 1967–Jan 1972 60-Month |
46.6°F (8.1°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1908 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1914, 1924, 1937, 1941, 1963 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 23, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/