Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, July 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
July 1979 1-Month |
3.96" (100.58mm) | 3.68" (93.47mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1968 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1938 | ||||
|
Jun–Jul 1979 2-Month |
5.02" (127.51mm) | 7.33" (186.18mm) |
-2.31" (-58.67mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1949 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Jul 1979 3-Month |
10.46" (265.68mm) | 10.92" (277.37mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1964 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Apr–Jul 1979 4-Month |
15.45" (392.43mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Jul 1979 5-Month |
18.94" (481.08mm) | 18.76" (476.50mm) |
0.18" (4.58mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1984 | ||||
|
Feb–Jul 1979 6-Month |
22.22" (564.39mm) | 21.97" (558.04mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Jul 1979 7-Month |
33.17" (842.52mm) | 25.61" (650.49mm) |
7.56" (192.03mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1984 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Jul 1979 8-Month |
37.17" (944.12mm) | 29.44" (747.78mm) |
7.73" (196.34mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Jul 1979 9-Month |
39.56" (1,004.82mm) | 33.46" (849.88mm) |
6.10" (154.94mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Jul 1979 10-Month |
42.88" (1,089.15mm) | 36.97" (939.04mm) |
5.91" (150.11mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Jul 1979 11-Month |
44.57" (1,132.08mm) | 40.76" (1,035.30mm) |
3.81" (96.78mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Jul 1979 12-Month |
49.87" (1,266.70mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
5.22" (132.59mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Feb 1978–Jul 1979 18-Month |
66.87" (1,698.50mm) | 66.58" (1,691.13mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1984 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Jul 1979 24-Month |
101.90" (2,588.26mm) | 89.19" (2,265.43mm) |
12.71" (322.83mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1976–Jul 1979 36-Month |
147.84" (3,755.14mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
13.96" (354.59mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2007 | ||||
|
Aug 1975–Jul 1979 48-Month |
200.68" (5,097.27mm) | 178.49" (4,533.65mm) |
22.19" (563.62mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1974–Jul 1979 60-Month |
247.73" (6,292.34mm) | 223.09" (5,666.49mm) |
24.64" (625.85mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/