FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		10.1		-3.4		-1.9		3.1		9.1		15.1		20.1		23		22		17.3		11		5.7		-0.4

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-16.1		3.4		8.5		14.6		21.2		26.1		28.9		27.9		23.4		17.3		10.8		4.6		15.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		30.8		6.1		7.3		11.4		17.8		24.4		29		30.8		29.9		26.2		21.3		14.6		8.7

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1195		98		87		108		105		88		93		92		103		102		99		114		108

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		114		10		8		10		10		11		10		9		9		8		9		10		10

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		429		319		221		365		299		254		336		269		429		298		399		272		235

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		7		22		12		9		16		13		7		14		11		7		9		18		16

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		245.4		96.8		73.7		88.9		79.5		133.6		135.6		114.5		245.4		172.2		162.6		111.8		94.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		81		6.7		6.1		7.5		6.9		7.4		7.3		6.6		6.1		6		6.2		7.2		7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79		7		6		7		7		7		7		6		6		6		6		7		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		3		2		3		3		2		2		2		3		3		3		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33.8		2.8		2.5		3.3		3.2		2.4		2.8		2.7		2.3		2.6		2.7		3.4		3.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		118.6		30		29.7		22.9		4.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.2		5.1		25.6

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13.7		4.7		3.1		2.6		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.6

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 85

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		118.1		95.2		115.6		118.1		50.8		20.3		---		---		---		---		5.1		31.8		76.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10.9		3.6		2.5		2.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		2.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.8		1.8		1.3		1.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		0.8		0.7		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.7		0.2		0.1		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		51.4		17.7		14.3		8.3		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		9.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		34.7		13.1		8.6		5.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		6.6

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19.7		7		4.5		3.5		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		4.3

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.9		2.9		1.5		0.8		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.6

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3366.7		673.9		567.8		472.8		278.9		109.4		18.3		0.6		2.2		52.8		228.3		380		581.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		361.7		---		---		---		---		8.9		71.1		144.4		115		21.7		0.6		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1487.7		---		---		---		---		158.4		303.3		403		372		220		31		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.1		11.1		12.5		13.9		15.1		15.8		15.4		14.3		12.9		11.5		10.3		9.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.6		9.8		13.5		16.8		19.4		20.6		21.1		19.1		15.2		11		7		5.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.4		2.6		3.5		5.2		6.8		8.2		8.8		8.3		7.1		5.6		4		2.8		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		11.9		14.6		16.5		17.2		17.8		18		18.8		18.7		17.4		15.4		11.6		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.1		12.3		15.3		16.5		16.9		17.7		18.3		20.1		19.7		17.8		15.7		11.9		11

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.8		6.6		9.8		13.5		16.8		19.4		20.6		21.1		19.1		15.2		11		7		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		2.7		3.7		5.4		7.2		8.5		9.1		8.7		7.5		6		4.2		2.9		2.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.8		14.4		18.6		19.4		22.5		20.3		20.4		21.4		22		20.3		18.9		13.7		14.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.4		15.3		20.9		21.1		26.7		22.8		23.6		25.9		26.3		22.7		20.7		14.8		15.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.6		5.7		8.3		12		13.4		15.6		16.8		18.3		17.1		13		8.9		5.3		4.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.4		3		4.6		5.7		7.7		8.3		7.6		6.2		5		3.6		2.7		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		9.3		11.4		14.3		13.5		14.3		14.7		16.4		16.6		14.3		11.6		7.7		7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.2		9.1		11.1		13.2		10.8		11.3		12.1		15.1		15.7		13		10.3		6.8		6.5