Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, September 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1978 1-Month |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 3.79" (96.27mm) |
-2.10" (-53.34mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1914 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 1978 2-Month |
6.99" (177.55mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1984 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1993 | ||||||
|
Jul–Sep 1978 3-Month |
9.72" (246.89mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1968 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun–Sep 1978 4-Month |
12.85" (326.39mm) | 15.02" (381.51mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
| Ties: 1941 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 1978 5-Month |
17.25" (438.15mm) | 18.61" (472.69mm) |
-1.36" (-34.54mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1964 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1978 6-Month |
19.35" (491.49mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
-3.16" (-80.26mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1964 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1978 7-Month |
22.20" (563.88mm) | 26.45" (671.83mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1978 8-Month |
23.99" (609.35mm) | 29.66" (753.36mm) |
-5.67" (-144.01mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2008 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1978 9-Month |
32.49" (825.25mm) | 33.30" (845.82mm) |
-0.81" (-20.57mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2008 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Sep 1978 10-Month |
38.55" (979.17mm) | 37.13" (943.10mm) |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1957 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2008 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Sep 1978 11-Month |
42.38" (1,076.45mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Sep 1978 12-Month |
48.77" (1,238.76mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
4.11" (104.40mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Sep 1978 18-Month |
74.29" (1,886.97mm) | 67.07" (1,703.58mm) |
7.22" (183.39mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Sep 1978 24-Month |
95.70" (2,430.78mm) | 89.25" (2,266.95mm) |
6.45" (163.83mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2007 | ||||
|
Oct 1975–Sep 1978 36-Month |
145.11" (3,685.79mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
11.23" (285.24mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 1974–Sep 1978 48-Month |
194.28" (4,934.71mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
15.78" (400.81mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Sep 1978 60-Month |
243.97" (6,196.84mm) | 223.10" (5,666.74mm) |
20.87" (530.10mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2020, retrieved on February 22, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/