Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1986
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1986 1-Month |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.12" (3.05mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1984 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1986 2-Month |
9.74" (247.40mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
2.16" (54.87mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1968 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1986 3-Month |
16.11" (409.19mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
4.87" (123.69mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1949 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1982 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1986 4-Month |
18.15" (461.01mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
3.32" (84.33mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1964 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1986 5-Month |
20.06" (509.52mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1965 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1986 6-Month |
23.66" (600.96mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
1.00" (25.40mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1986 7-Month |
26.80" (680.72mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
0.93" (23.62mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1986 8-Month |
31.80" (807.72mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
2.29" (58.17mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1957 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1985–Aug 1986 9-Month |
33.36" (847.34mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
0.02" (0.50mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Aug 1986 10-Month |
39.85" (1,012.19mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1985–Aug 1986 11-Month |
42.31" (1,074.67mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1986 12-Month |
46.09" (1,170.69mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
1.43" (36.33mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1985–Aug 1986 18-Month |
68.98" (1,752.09mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1986 24-Month |
83.68" (2,125.47mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-5.53" (-140.46mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1986 36-Month |
142.46" (3,618.48mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
8.61" (218.69mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1982–Aug 1986 48-Month |
193.48" (4,914.39mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
15.01" (381.25mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1981–Aug 1986 60-Month |
245.19" (6,227.83mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
22.12" (561.85mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/