Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1917
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1917 1-Month |
5.23" (132.84mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1984 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1915 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1917 2-Month |
7.26" (184.40mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1968 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1917 3-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
1.02" (25.90mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1949 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1917 4-Month |
16.41" (416.81mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1964 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1917 5-Month |
18.90" (480.06mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
0.17" (4.32mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1965 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1917 6-Month |
23.19" (589.03mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
0.53" (13.47mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1965 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1917 7-Month |
25.76" (654.30mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-0.11" (-2.80mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1957 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1917 8-Month |
28.89" (733.81mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-0.62" (-15.74mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1957 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1916–Aug 1917 9-Month |
32.07" (814.58mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-1.27" (-32.26mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1965 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1916–Aug 1917 10-Month |
34.86" (885.44mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-2.50" (-63.50mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1965 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1916–Aug 1917 11-Month |
36.49" (926.85mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-4.39" (-111.50mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1911 | 1965 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1916–Aug 1917 12-Month |
40.08" (1,018.03mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1913 | 1965 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1916–Aug 1917 18-Month |
65.08" (1,653.03mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1912 | ||||||
|
Sep 1915–Aug 1917 24-Month |
84.15" (2,137.41mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-5.06" (-128.52mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1966 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1914–Aug 1917 36-Month |
125.15" (3,178.81mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
-8.70" (-220.98mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1966 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1913–Aug 1917 48-Month |
168.11" (4,269.99mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
-10.36" (-263.15mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1916 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1909 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1912–Aug 1917 60-Month |
206.96" (5,256.78mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
-16.11" (-409.20mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1966 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1916 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/