Massachusetts · county areal climate 1951–2025
Essex County, MA
A 49.8°F / 47.6" normal · 2025 ran -0.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
-0.4°F (45.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
52nd coldest start of 76 years. Precipitation
66% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
49.8°F
annual mean · 47.6" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
-0.4°F
49.4°F · 37.3" (78% of normal)
Warmest Year
51.9°F
2012 · coldest 46.4°F (1962)
Wettest Year
62.7in
2006 · driest 27.9" (1965)
Hottest Day
100.6°F
Jun 25 · 2025
Coldest Day
-14.3°F
Jan 15 · 1957
Biggest Rain Day
6.8in
Oct 21 · 1996
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.