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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, September 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
September 2017 1-Month |
3.42" (86.87mm) | 3.79" (96.27mm) |
-0.37" (-9.40mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1914 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1938 | ||||
|
Aug–Sep 2017 2-Month |
6.31" (160.27mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
-1.38" (-35.06mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1984 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 2017 3-Month |
9.78" (248.41mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-1.59" (-40.39mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1968 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 2017 4-Month |
14.23" (361.44mm) | 15.02" (381.51mm) |
-0.79" (-20.07mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1938 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
May–Sep 2017 5-Month |
20.01" (508.25mm) | 18.61" (472.69mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1964 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1938 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 2017 6-Month |
25.52" (648.21mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
3.01" (76.46mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1964 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1938 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Mar–Sep 2017 7-Month |
28.73" (729.74mm) | 26.45" (671.83mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1965 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1938 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 2017 8-Month |
31.41" (797.81mm) | 29.66" (753.36mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2008 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 2017 9-Month |
35.44" (900.18mm) | 33.30" (845.82mm) |
2.14" (54.36mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2008 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Sep 2017 10-Month |
39.07" (992.38mm) | 37.13" (943.10mm) |
1.94" (49.28mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2008 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Sep 2017 11-Month |
41.65" (1,057.91mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1965 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Sep 2017 12-Month |
46.56" (1,182.62mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
1.90" (48.26mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1965 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Sep 2017 18-Month |
62.06" (1,576.32mm) | 67.07" (1,703.58mm) |
-5.01" (-127.26mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1965 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2006 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Sep 2017 24-Month |
83.43" (2,119.12mm) | 89.25" (2,266.95mm) |
-5.82" (-147.83mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2007 | ||||
|
Oct 2014–Sep 2017 36-Month |
130.19" (3,306.83mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
-3.69" (-93.72mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 2013–Sep 2017 48-Month |
173.00" (4,394.20mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
-5.50" (-139.70mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct 2012–Sep 2017 60-Month |
221.40" (5,623.56mm) | 223.10" (5,666.74mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/