Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1971 1-Month |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1984 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1971 2-Month |
7.99" (202.95mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1968 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1971 3-Month |
9.95" (252.73mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1949 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1971 4-Month |
14.16" (359.66mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-0.67" (-17.02mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1964 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1971 5-Month |
16.65" (422.91mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1971 6-Month |
19.68" (499.87mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-2.98" (-75.69mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1971 7-Month |
24.20" (614.68mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1971 8-Month |
26.40" (670.56mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-3.11" (-78.99mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Aug 1971 9-Month |
30.75" (781.05mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-2.59" (-65.79mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Aug 1971 10-Month |
34.84" (884.94mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-2.52" (-64.00mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Aug 1971 11-Month |
37.86" (961.64mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-3.02" (-76.71mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1971 12-Month |
40.69" (1,033.53mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-3.97" (-100.83mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Aug 1971 18-Month |
62.13" (1,578.10mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
-5.10" (-129.54mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1971 24-Month |
89.63" (2,276.60mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
0.42" (10.67mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2003 | ||||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1971 36-Month |
134.13" (3,406.90mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2008 | ||||
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Sep 1967–Aug 1971 48-Month |
175.48" (4,457.19mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
-2.99" (-75.95mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1966–Aug 1971 60-Month |
223.47" (5,676.14mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/