Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, December 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Amomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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December 1897 1-Month |
5.40" (137.16mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1943 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1897 2-Month |
12.13" (308.10mm) | 7.85" (199.39mm) |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1917 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1969 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1897 3-Month |
13.08" (332.23mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1924 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1897 4-Month |
15.21" (386.33mm) | 15.13" (384.30mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 60th Driest | Driest to Date | 1908 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1897 5-Month |
19.32" (490.73mm) | 19.04" (483.62mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 2001 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1895 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1897 6-Month |
27.71" (703.83mm) | 22.72" (577.09mm) |
4.99" (126.74mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1897 7-Month |
32.42" (823.47mm) | 26.37" (669.80mm) |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1949 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1897 8-Month |
36.85" (935.99mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
6.89" (175.01mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1897 9-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 33.86" (860.04mm) |
6.02" (152.91mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1897 10-Month |
43.45" (1,103.63mm) | 37.79" (959.87mm) |
5.66" (143.76mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1897 11-Month |
45.98" (1,167.89mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) |
4.97" (126.24mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1972 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1897 12-Month |
49.72" (1,262.89mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
5.07" (128.78mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 1896–Dec 1897 18-Month |
72.16" (1,832.86mm) | 67.35" (1,710.69mm) |
4.81" (122.17mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Jan 1896–Dec 1897 24-Month |
91.64" (2,327.66mm) | 89.27" (2,267.46mm) |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan 1895–Dec 1897 36-Month |
134.49" (3,416.05mm) | 133.83" (3,399.28mm) |
0.66" (16.77mm) | 58th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published September 2019, retrieved on September 19, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/