Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1897
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1897 1-Month |
4.11" (104.39mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
0.21" (5.33mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1984 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1897 2-Month |
12.50" (317.50mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
4.92" (124.97mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1968 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1897 3-Month |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
5.97" (151.63mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1949 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1897 4-Month |
21.64" (549.66mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
6.81" (172.98mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1964 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1897 5-Month |
24.67" (626.62mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
5.94" (150.88mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1897 6-Month |
28.24" (717.30mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
5.58" (141.74mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1897 7-Month |
30.77" (781.56mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
4.90" (124.46mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1957 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1897 8-Month |
34.51" (876.55mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
5.00" (127.00mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1957 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1896–Aug 1897 9-Month |
36.44" (925.58mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
3.10" (78.74mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1896–Aug 1897 10-Month |
39.78" (1,010.41mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1896–Aug 1897 11-Month |
43.34" (1,100.84mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1896–Aug 1897 12-Month |
50.47" (1,281.94mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
5.81" (147.58mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1965 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1896–Aug 1897 18-Month |
69.58" (1,767.33mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
2.35" (59.69mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1895–Aug 1897 24-Month |
94.83" (2,408.68mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/