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 1950
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1950 1-Month |
4.27" (108.46mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1955 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1949–Jan 1950 2-Month |
6.96" (176.78mm) | 7.46" (189.48mm) |
-0.50" (-12.70mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1981 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1949–Jan 1950 3-Month |
9.66" (245.36mm) | 11.49" (291.85mm) |
-1.83" (-46.49mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1981 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct 1949–Jan 1950 4-Month |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 15.00" (381.00mm) |
-3.25" (-82.55mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1949–Jan 1950 5-Month |
16.17" (410.72mm) | 18.79" (477.27mm) |
-2.62" (-66.55mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 2002 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1949–Jan 1950 6-Month |
18.72" (475.49mm) | 22.68" (576.07mm) |
-3.96" (-100.58mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1985 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1949–Jan 1950 7-Month |
21.17" (537.72mm) | 26.34" (669.04mm) |
-5.17" (-131.32mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1981 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1949–Jan 1950 8-Month |
22.02" (559.31mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-7.94" (-201.67mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1965 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1949–Jan 1950 9-Month |
26.05" (661.67mm) | 33.55" (852.17mm) |
-7.50" (-190.50mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1965 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1949–Jan 1950 10-Month |
30.05" (763.27mm) | 37.41" (950.21mm) |
-7.36" (-186.94mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Mar 1949–Jan 1950 11-Month |
32.52" (826.01mm) | 41.36" (1,050.54mm) |
-8.84" (-224.53mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1949–Jan 1950 12-Month |
35.77" (908.56mm) | 44.61" (1,133.09mm) |
-8.84" (-224.53mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1948–Jan 1950 18-Month |
55.92" (1,420.37mm) | 67.22" (1,707.39mm) |
-11.30" (-287.02mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2006 | ||||
|
Feb 1948–Jan 1950 24-Month |
81.45" (2,068.83mm) | 89.20" (2,265.68mm) |
-7.75" (-196.85mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1966 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1947–Jan 1950 36-Month |
123.94" (3,148.08mm) | 133.81" (3,398.77mm) |
-9.87" (-250.69mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1967 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb 1946–Jan 1950 48-Month |
164.50" (4,178.30mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
-14.00" (-355.60mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1945 | 1967 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1945–Jan 1950 60-Month |
215.02" (5,461.51mm) | 223.05" (5,665.47mm) |
-8.03" (-203.96mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1948 | 1967 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 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/