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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, January 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1938 1-Month |
4.44" (112.78mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
0.80" (20.32mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1955 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–Jan 1938 2-Month |
7.80" (198.12mm) | 7.46" (189.48mm) |
0.34" (8.64mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1981 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–Jan 1938 3-Month |
13.55" (344.17mm) | 11.49" (291.85mm) |
2.06" (52.32mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1981 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–Jan 1938 4-Month |
18.21" (462.53mm) | 15.00" (381.00mm) |
3.21" (81.53mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2002 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Jan 1938 5-Month |
22.64" (575.06mm) | 18.79" (477.27mm) |
3.85" (97.79mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 2002 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
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Aug 1937–Jan 1938 6-Month |
27.76" (705.10mm) | 22.68" (576.07mm) |
5.08" (129.03mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1985 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
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Jul 1937–Jan 1938 7-Month |
29.75" (755.65mm) | 26.34" (669.04mm) |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1981 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–Jan 1938 8-Month |
34.33" (871.98mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
4.37" (111.00mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1937–Jan 1938 9-Month |
38.39" (975.11mm) | 33.55" (852.17mm) |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1937–Jan 1938 10-Month |
43.00" (1,092.20mm) | 37.41" (950.21mm) |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1928 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1937–Jan 1938 11-Month |
46.63" (1,184.40mm) | 41.36" (1,050.54mm) |
5.27" (133.86mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1937–Jan 1938 12-Month |
48.79" (1,239.27mm) | 44.61" (1,133.09mm) |
4.18" (106.18mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1936–Jan 1938 18-Month |
76.03" (1,931.16mm) | 67.22" (1,707.39mm) |
8.81" (223.77mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 2006 | ||||
|
Feb 1936–Jan 1938 24-Month |
98.24" (2,495.30mm) | 89.20" (2,265.68mm) |
9.04" (229.62mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1935–Jan 1938 36-Month |
138.22" (3,510.79mm) | 133.81" (3,398.77mm) |
4.41" (112.02mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1967 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1934–Jan 1938 48-Month |
185.51" (4,711.95mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
7.01" (178.05mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1967 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2012 | ||||
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Feb 1933–Jan 1938 60-Month |
235.55" (5,982.97mm) | 223.05" (5,665.47mm) |
12.50" (317.50mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1967 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2012 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/