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Average maximum monthly temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit—Based on PRISM data for 1971 to 2000. Grid resolution isapproximately 783.8 meters
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Boundary—Based on USGS 1:24,000 Digital Line Graph data
StateTownCoastWatershed
EXPLANATION
25 0 25 KILOMETERS
SCALE 1:400,00025 MILES025
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Base from U.S. Geological Survey digital data, 1:24,000Lambert conformal conic projection1983 North American datum
Prepared in cooperation with theMASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ReferencesDaly, C., Gibson, W.P., Taylor, G.H., Johnson, G.L., Pasteris, P., 2002,A knowledge-based approach to the statistical mapping of climate:Climate Research, v. 22, p. 99–113.
PRISM Climate Group, 2006, United States average maximum monthly temperature 1971–2000: Oregon State University, http://www.prismclimate.org, created 12 June 2009
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1 - BLACKSTONE2 - BOSTON HARBOR3 - BUZZARDS BAY4 - CAPE COD5 - CHARLES6 - CHICOPEE7 - CONNECTICUT8 - DEERFIELD9 - FARMINGTON10 - FRENCH11 - HOUSATONIC12 - HUDSON13 - IPSWICH14 - ISLANDS
15 - MERRIMACK16 - MILLERS17 - NARRAGANSETT BAY18 - NASHUA19 - NORTH COASTAL20 - PARKER21 - QUINEBAUG22 - SHAWSHEEN23 - SOUTH COASTAL24 - SuAsCo25 - TAUNTON26 - TEN MILE27 - WESTFIELD
EXPLANATION
Basin Index Executive Office of Energyand Environmental Affairs100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Phone: 617-626-1000Fax: 617-626-1181
MassDEP Headquarters1 Winter StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02108
Phone: 617-292-5500Fax: 617-556-1049
U.S. Geological SurveyMassachusetts-Rhode Island Water Science Center 10 Bearfoot RdNorthborough, Massachusetts 01532
Phone: 508-490-5000Fax: 508-490-5068
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M a s s a c h u s e t t sD e p a r t m e n t
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE of ENERGY
& ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Revised May 2010
U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Hydrography Dataset Medium Resolution, 1:100,000, 2005;Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs;
U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangle Images, 1:25,000, 2001; Hydrography, 1:100,000, 2000; Community Boundaries, 1:25,000, 2002;Strahler, A.N., 1952, Hypsometric (area altitude) analysis of erosional topology: Geological Society of America Bulletin, 63, p. 1,117–1,142
SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 2009–5227Average maximum monthly temperature—APPENDIX 1, FIGURE 1-3
Archfield, S. A., Vogel, R. M., Steeves, P. A., Brandt, S. L., Weiskel, P. K., and Garabedian, S. P., 2010The Massachusetts Sustainable-Yield Estimator:
A decision-support tool to assess water availability at ungaged stream locaions in Massachusetts
Average Maximum Monthly Temperature, in Degrees Fahrenheit, for Massachusetts as Computed over the Period 1971–2000 Using the Parameter-Elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes (PRISM) Model
ByLance J. Ostiguy, Peter K. Weiskel, and Stacey A. Archfield
2010