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, October 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1940 1-Month |
1.38" (35.05mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
-2.12" (-53.85mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1924 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1940 2-Month |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 7.29" (185.17mm) |
-2.84" (-72.14mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1921 | 1914 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1940 3-Month |
6.18" (156.97mm) | 11.19" (284.23mm) |
-5.01" (-127.26mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1940 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1940 4-Month |
9.82" (249.43mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1968 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1940 5-Month |
12.80" (325.12mm) | 18.52" (470.41mm) |
-5.72" (-145.29mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1957 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1940 6-Month |
17.71" (449.83mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
-4.40" (-111.76mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1929 | 1964 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1940 7-Month |
23.48" (596.39mm) | 26.02" (660.91mm) |
-2.54" (-64.52mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1964 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1940 8-Month |
27.93" (709.42mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-2.02" (-51.31mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1940 9-Month |
31.99" (812.55mm) | 33.16" (842.26mm) |
-1.17" (-29.71mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1940 10-Month |
34.38" (873.25mm) | 36.80" (934.72mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–Oct 1940 11-Month |
37.32" (947.93mm) | 40.63" (1,032.00mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1957 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Oct 1940 12-Month |
38.66" (981.96mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
-5.99" (-152.15mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1965 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1939–Oct 1940 18-Month |
56.55" (1,436.37mm) | 66.71" (1,694.43mm) |
-10.16" (-258.06mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1965 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1938–Oct 1940 24-Month |
79.12" (2,009.65mm) | 89.26" (2,267.20mm) |
-10.14" (-257.55mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1966 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–Oct 1940 36-Month |
136.32" (3,462.53mm) | 133.87" (3,400.30mm) |
2.45" (62.23mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1936–Oct 1940 48-Month |
185.57" (4,713.48mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
7.07" (179.58mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1935–Oct 1940 60-Month |
233.96" (5,942.58mm) | 223.14" (5,667.76mm) |
10.82" (274.82mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/