Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Average Temperature Rankings, January 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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January 1973 1-Month |
27.3°F (-2.6°C) | 24.1°F (-4.4°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 1932 | ||||
Dec 1972–Jan 1973 2-Month |
28.8°F (-1.8°C) | 26.2°F (-3.2°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1918 |
34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1967 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1992, 1993 | ||||||
Nov 1972–Jan 1973 3-Month |
31.3°F (-0.4°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Jan 1973 4-Month |
35.0°F (1.7°C) | 35.4°F (1.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1910, 1969, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2009 | ||||||
Sep 1972–Jan 1973 5-Month |
40.2°F (4.6°C) | 40.4°F (4.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 1915, 1966, 1988 | ||||||
Aug 1972–Jan 1973 6-Month |
44.6°F (7.0°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1964, 1988, 1990 | ||||||
Jul 1972–Jan 1973 7-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1900, 1948, 1988 | ||||||
Jun 1972–Jan 1973 8-Month |
50.1°F (10.1°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012, 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1945, 1994 | ||||||
May 1972–Jan 1973 9-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1918 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1916, 1935, 1943, 1969 | ||||||
Apr 1972–Jan 1973 10-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1918 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1911, 1961 | ||||||
Mar 1972–Jan 1973 11-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1918 |
105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1934 | ||||||
Feb 1972–Jan 1973 12-Month |
46.0°F (7.8°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1918 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1924, 1979 | ||||||
Aug 1971–Jan 1973 18-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1946, 1948 | ||||||
Feb 1971–Jan 1973 24-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1929, 1940, 1962, 1967, 1980 | ||||||
Feb 1970–Jan 1973 36-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1906, 1919 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1923, 1940, 1946, 1977, 1983 | ||||||
Feb 1969–Jan 1973 48-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905, 1908, 1918 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2014 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1963, 1979, 1981 | ||||||
Feb 1968–Jan 1973 60-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.9°F (8.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1908 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1940, 1964 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/