Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1901
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 1901 1-Month |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.75" (19.05mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1984 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1955 | ||||
Jul–Aug 1901 2-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
1.85" (46.99mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1968 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1955 | ||||
Jun–Aug 1901 3-Month |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1949 |
65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1938 | ||||
May–Aug 1901 4-Month |
17.49" (444.25mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
2.66" (67.57mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1964 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Apr–Aug 1901 5-Month |
25.06" (636.52mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
6.33" (160.78mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
Mar–Aug 1901 6-Month |
31.32" (795.53mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
8.66" (219.97mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1901 | ||||
Feb–Aug 1901 7-Month |
32.17" (817.12mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
6.30" (160.02mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1957 |
12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
Jan–Aug 1901 8-Month |
34.08" (865.63mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
4.57" (116.08mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1957 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1979 | ||||
Dec 1900–Aug 1901 9-Month |
36.80" (934.72mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
3.46" (87.88mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1984 | ||||
Nov 1900–Aug 1901 10-Month |
42.43" (1,077.72mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
5.07" (128.78mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1984 | ||||
Oct 1900–Aug 1901 11-Month |
46.14" (1,171.96mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
5.26" (133.61mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 2006 | ||||
Sep 1900–Aug 1901 12-Month |
49.45" (1,256.03mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1965 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 2006 | ||||
Mar 1900–Aug 1901 18-Month |
70.15" (1,781.81mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
2.92" (74.17mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
Sep 1899–Aug 1901 24-Month |
93.36" (2,371.34mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
4.15" (105.41mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2006 | ||||
Sep 1898–Aug 1901 36-Month |
141.32" (3,589.53mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
7.47" (189.74mm) | 79th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2008 | ||||
Sep 1897–Aug 1901 48-Month |
191.41" (4,861.81mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
12.94" (328.67mm) | 88th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2009 | ||||
Sep 1896–Aug 1901 60-Month |
241.88" (6,143.75mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
18.81" (477.77mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
25th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/