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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 2015
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2015 1-Month |
2.95" (74.93mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-0.95" (-24.13mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1984 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2015 2-Month |
6.10" (154.94mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-1.48" (-37.59mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1968 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2015 3-Month |
12.67" (321.82mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1949 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2015 4-Month |
13.63" (346.20mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-1.20" (-30.48mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1964 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2015 5-Month |
16.18" (410.97mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-2.55" (-64.77mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2015 6-Month |
19.02" (483.11mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-3.64" (-92.45mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1965 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2015 7-Month |
22.01" (559.05mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-3.86" (-98.05mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1957 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2015 8-Month |
26.04" (661.42mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-3.47" (-88.13mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1957 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 2014–Aug 2015 9-Month |
31.65" (803.91mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-1.69" (-42.93mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1965 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Aug 2015 10-Month |
36.36" (923.54mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1965 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–Aug 2015 11-Month |
42.57" (1,081.28mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1965 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2015 12-Month |
44.00" (1,117.60mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-0.66" (-16.76mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1965 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 2014–Aug 2015 18-Month |
68.53" (1,740.66mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1968 | ||||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2015 24-Month |
88.83" (2,256.28mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-0.38" (-9.65mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2015 36-Month |
139.12" (3,533.65mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1966 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–Aug 2015 48-Month |
187.04" (4,750.82mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
8.57" (217.68mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1966 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 2010–Aug 2015 60-Month |
241.94" (6,145.28mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
18.87" (479.30mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/