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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, October 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1938 1-Month |
2.57" (65.28mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1924 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1938 2-Month |
12.40" (314.96mm) | 7.29" (185.17mm) |
5.11" (129.79mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1914 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1938 3-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 11.19" (284.23mm) |
4.43" (112.52mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1940 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1938 4-Month |
24.58" (624.33mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
9.71" (246.63mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1968 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1938 5-Month |
32.06" (814.32mm) | 18.52" (470.41mm) |
13.54" (343.91mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1938 6-Month |
35.92" (912.37mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
13.81" (350.78mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1964 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1938 7-Month |
38.96" (989.58mm) | 26.02" (660.91mm) |
12.94" (328.67mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1964 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1938 8-Month |
41.39" (1,051.31mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
11.44" (290.58mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1938 9-Month |
43.65" (1,108.71mm) | 33.16" (842.26mm) |
10.49" (266.45mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1938 10-Month |
48.09" (1,221.49mm) | 36.80" (934.72mm) |
11.29" (286.77mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–Oct 1938 11-Month |
51.45" (1,306.83mm) | 40.63" (1,032.00mm) |
10.82" (274.83mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–Oct 1938 12-Month |
57.20" (1,452.88mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
12.55" (318.77mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1937–Oct 1938 18-Month |
82.04" (2,083.82mm) | 66.71" (1,694.43mm) |
15.33" (389.39mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1936–Oct 1938 24-Month |
106.45" (2,703.83mm) | 89.26" (2,267.20mm) |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1935–Oct 1938 36-Month |
154.84" (3,932.94mm) | 133.87" (3,400.30mm) |
20.97" (532.64mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1934–Oct 1938 48-Month |
194.00" (4,927.60mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
15.50" (393.70mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1933–Oct 1938 60-Month |
237.75" (6,038.85mm) | 223.14" (5,667.76mm) |
14.61" (371.09mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/