Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1955
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1955 1-Month |
13.47" (342.14mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
9.57" (243.08mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1984 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1955 2-Month |
15.88" (403.35mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
8.30" (210.82mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1968 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1955 3-Month |
19.15" (486.41mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
7.91" (200.91mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1949 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1955 4-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1964 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1955 5-Month |
24.82" (630.43mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
6.09" (154.69mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1955 6-Month |
29.10" (739.14mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
6.44" (163.58mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1955 7-Month |
32.96" (837.18mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
7.09" (180.08mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1957 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1955 8-Month |
33.80" (858.52mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
4.29" (108.97mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1957 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–Aug 1955 9-Month |
38.73" (983.74mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
5.39" (136.90mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Aug 1955 10-Month |
44.34" (1,126.24mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
6.98" (177.30mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
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Oct 1954–Aug 1955 11-Month |
46.89" (1,191.01mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
6.01" (152.66mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2006 | ||||
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Sep 1954–Aug 1955 12-Month |
55.08" (1,399.03mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
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Mar 1954–Aug 1955 18-Month |
80.70" (2,049.78mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
13.47" (342.14mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1953–Aug 1955 24-Month |
103.21" (2,621.53mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
14.00" (355.60mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1952–Aug 1955 36-Month |
150.75" (3,829.05mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1951–Aug 1955 48-Month |
201.53" (5,118.86mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
23.06" (585.72mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1950–Aug 1955 60-Month |
247.00" (6,273.80mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
23.93" (607.82mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/