Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, September 1948
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1948 1-Month |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 3.79" (96.27mm) |
-2.78" (-70.62mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1914 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1938 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1948 2-Month |
3.15" (80.01mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
-4.54" (-115.32mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1984 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2011 | ||||
Jul–Sep 1948 3-Month |
7.31" (185.67mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-4.06" (-103.13mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1968 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2021 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1948 4-Month |
12.45" (316.23mm) | 15.02" (381.51mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1943 | 1957 |
97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 1938 | ||||
May–Sep 1948 5-Month |
19.35" (491.49mm) | 18.61" (472.69mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1964 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1938 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1948 6-Month |
22.74" (577.60mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
0.23" (5.85mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1964 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1938 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1948 7-Month |
26.27" (667.26mm) | 26.45" (671.83mm) |
-0.18" (-4.57mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1965 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 1938 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1948 8-Month |
28.68" (728.47mm) | 29.66" (753.36mm) |
-0.98" (-24.89mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1957 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2008 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Jan–Sep 1948 9-Month |
32.92" (836.17mm) | 33.30" (845.82mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1957 |
74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2008 | ||||
Dec 1947–Sep 1948 10-Month |
36.11" (917.19mm) | 37.13" (943.10mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1957 |
77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2008 | ||||
Nov 1947–Sep 1948 11-Month |
41.37" (1,050.80mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1965 |
66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2008 | ||||
Oct 1947–Sep 1948 12-Month |
43.28" (1,099.31mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-1.38" (-35.05mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1965 |
79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2006 | ||||
Apr 1947–Sep 1948 18-Month |
65.90" (1,673.86mm) | 67.07" (1,703.58mm) |
-1.17" (-29.72mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1965 |
78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2006 | ||||
Oct 1946–Sep 1948 24-Month |
80.43" (2,042.92mm) | 89.25" (2,266.95mm) |
-8.82" (-224.03mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2007 | ||||
Oct 1945–Sep 1948 36-Month |
129.63" (3,292.60mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1966 |
87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1947 | 2008 | ||||
Oct 1944–Sep 1948 48-Month |
177.17" (4,500.12mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
-1.33" (-33.78mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2009 | ||||
Oct 1943–Sep 1948 60-Month |
217.64" (5,528.06mm) | 223.10" (5,666.74mm) |
-5.46" (-138.68mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/