Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, October 1983
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1983 1-Month |
4.35" (110.49mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1924 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1983 2-Month |
6.32" (160.53mm) | 7.29" (185.17mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1914 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1983 3-Month |
10.49" (266.45mm) | 11.19" (284.23mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1940 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1983 4-Month |
12.49" (317.25mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
-2.38" (-60.45mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1968 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1981 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1983 5-Month |
15.16" (385.06mm) | 18.52" (470.41mm) |
-3.36" (-85.35mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1957 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1983 6-Month |
20.20" (513.08mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
-1.91" (-48.51mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1964 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1938 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1983 7-Month |
28.56" (725.42mm) | 26.02" (660.91mm) |
2.54" (64.51mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1964 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1983 8-Month |
36.46" (926.08mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
6.51" (165.35mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1983 9-Month |
40.81" (1,036.57mm) | 33.16" (842.26mm) |
7.65" (194.31mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1983 10-Month |
45.53" (1,156.46mm) | 36.80" (934.72mm) |
8.73" (221.74mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1982–Oct 1983 11-Month |
47.40" (1,203.96mm) | 40.63" (1,032.00mm) |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1957 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Nov 1982–Oct 1983 12-Month |
51.33" (1,303.78mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1982–Oct 1983 18-Month |
76.30" (1,938.02mm) | 66.71" (1,694.43mm) |
9.59" (243.59mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1965 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1981–Oct 1983 24-Month |
100.18" (2,544.57mm) | 89.26" (2,267.20mm) |
10.92" (277.37mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Oct 1983 36-Month |
139.46" (3,542.28mm) | 133.87" (3,400.30mm) |
5.59" (141.98mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1979–Oct 1983 48-Month |
176.10" (4,472.94mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
-2.40" (-60.96mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Oct 1983 60-Month |
230.77" (5,861.56mm) | 223.14" (5,667.76mm) |
7.63" (193.80mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 11, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/