Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1997 1-Month |
4.63" (117.60mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1984 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1997 2-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
0.28" (7.11mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1968 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1951 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1997 3-Month |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-2.03" (-51.57mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1949 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1997 4-Month |
12.64" (321.06mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-2.19" (-55.62mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1964 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1997 5-Month |
17.79" (451.87mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-0.94" (-23.87mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1997 6-Month |
22.16" (562.86mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1997 7-Month |
24.24" (615.70mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1957 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1997 8-Month |
27.65" (702.31mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-1.86" (-47.24mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1957 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Aug 1997 9-Month |
34.61" (879.09mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
1.27" (32.25mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Aug 1997 10-Month |
37.71" (957.83mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Aug 1997 11-Month |
45.40" (1,153.16mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
4.52" (114.81mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Aug 1997 12-Month |
52.90" (1,343.66mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
8.24" (209.30mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1996–Aug 1997 18-Month |
78.60" (1,996.44mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
11.37" (288.80mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1997 24-Month |
108.08" (2,745.23mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
18.87" (479.30mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1997 36-Month |
144.42" (3,668.27mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
10.57" (268.48mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1993–Aug 1997 48-Month |
196.21" (4,983.73mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
17.74" (450.59mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1992–Aug 1997 60-Month |
238.73" (6,063.74mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
15.66" (397.76mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published November 2019, retrieved on November 12, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/