Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1989 1-Month |
5.63" (143.00mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1984 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1989 2-Month |
10.34" (262.64mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
2.76" (70.11mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1968 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1989 3-Month |
15.66" (397.76mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
4.42" (112.26mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1949 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1989 4-Month |
21.96" (557.78mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
7.13" (181.10mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1964 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1989 5-Month |
26.32" (668.53mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
7.59" (192.79mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1989 6-Month |
29.42" (747.27mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
6.76" (171.71mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1989 7-Month |
32.07" (814.58mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
6.20" (157.48mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1957 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1989 8-Month |
33.34" (846.84mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
3.83" (97.29mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1957 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1988–Aug 1989 9-Month |
34.63" (879.60mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
1.29" (32.76mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1988–Aug 1989 10-Month |
42.14" (1,070.36mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
4.78" (121.42mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1988–Aug 1989 11-Month |
45.17" (1,147.32mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
4.29" (108.97mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1988–Aug 1989 12-Month |
47.16" (1,197.86mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1988–Aug 1989 18-Month |
68.69" (1,744.73mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
1.46" (37.09mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1989 24-Month |
91.85" (2,332.99mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1989 36-Month |
137.52" (3,493.01mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1989 48-Month |
183.61" (4,663.69mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
5.14" (130.55mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1989 60-Month |
221.20" (5,618.48mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
-1.87" (-47.50mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/