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 October 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1939 1-Month |
4.25" (107.95mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1984 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1939 2-Month |
5.96" (151.38mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1968 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1939 3-Month |
9.22" (234.19mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1949 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1939 4-Month |
10.77" (273.56mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-4.06" (-103.12mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1964 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1939 5-Month |
15.53" (394.46mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-3.20" (-81.28mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1965 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1939 6-Month |
20.18" (512.57mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1939 7-Month |
23.91" (607.31mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-1.96" (-49.79mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1957 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1939 8-Month |
26.64" (676.66mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-2.87" (-72.89mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1957 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–Aug 1939 9-Month |
30.08" (764.03mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-3.26" (-82.81mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1965 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Nov 1938–Aug 1939 10-Month |
33.34" (846.84mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-4.02" (-102.10mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1965 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–Aug 1939 11-Month |
35.91" (912.11mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-4.97" (-126.24mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1965 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1939 12-Month |
45.74" (1,161.80mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
1.08" (27.44mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1965 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1938–Aug 1939 18-Month |
74.73" (1,898.14mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
7.50" (190.50mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1939 24-Month |
99.63" (2,530.60mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1939 36-Month |
147.64" (3,750.06mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
13.79" (350.27mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1939 48-Month |
193.67" (4,919.22mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
15.20" (386.08mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1934–Aug 1939 60-Month |
237.85" (6,041.39mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
14.78" (375.41mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 14, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/