Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1985 1-Month |
3.93" (99.82mm) | 3.59" (91.19mm) |
0.34" (8.63mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1903 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
5.63" (143.00mm) | 7.49" (190.25mm) |
-1.86" (-47.25mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1899 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
8.42" (213.87mm) | 11.42" (290.07mm) |
-3.00" (-76.20mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1915 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 14.64" (371.86mm) |
-4.04" (-102.62mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1941 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
11.79" (299.47mm) | 18.28" (464.31mm) |
-6.49" (-164.84mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1941 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
14.91" (378.71mm) | 22.10" (561.34mm) |
-7.19" (-182.63mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1941 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
17.68" (449.07mm) | 26.13" (663.70mm) |
-8.45" (-214.63mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1905 | 1905 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
21.50" (546.10mm) | 29.64" (752.86mm) |
-8.14" (-206.76mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1905 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
23.12" (587.25mm) | 33.42" (848.87mm) |
-10.30" (-261.62mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1965 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
24.43" (620.52mm) | 37.32" (947.93mm) |
-12.89" (-327.41mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 40.98" (1,040.89mm) |
-11.18" (-283.97mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
34.13" (866.90mm) | 44.60" (1,132.84mm) |
-10.47" (-265.94mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
67.59" (1,716.79mm) | 66.72" (1,694.69mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
90.74" (2,304.80mm) | 89.17" (2,264.92mm) |
1.57" (39.88mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
149.28" (3,791.71mm) | 133.81" (3,398.77mm) |
15.47" (392.94mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
194.06" (4,929.12mm) | 178.51" (4,534.15mm) |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
230.00" (5,842.00mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
6.93" (176.02mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/