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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1940 1-Month |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1984 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1944 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
5.37" (136.40mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-2.21" (-56.13mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1968 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
8.35" (212.09mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-2.89" (-73.41mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1949 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
13.26" (336.80mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1964 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
19.03" (483.36mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
0.30" (7.62mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
23.48" (596.39mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
27.54" (699.52mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
29.93" (760.22mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
32.87" (834.90mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
34.21" (868.93mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-3.15" (-80.01mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
38.72" (983.49mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
41.33" (1,049.78mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1965 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
61.51" (1,562.35mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
-5.72" (-145.29mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1966 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
87.07" (2,211.58mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-2.14" (-54.35mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
140.96" (3,580.38mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
7.11" (180.59mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
188.97" (4,799.84mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
10.50" (266.70mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
235.00" (5,969.00mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
11.93" (303.02mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/