Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1962 1-Month |
3.83" (97.28mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1984 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1967, 2019 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1962 2-Month |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1968 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1981 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1962 3-Month |
9.56" (242.82mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-1.68" (-42.68mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1949 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1962 4-Month |
11.79" (299.47mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-3.04" (-77.21mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1964 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1962 5-Month |
15.87" (403.10mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1962 6-Month |
17.57" (446.28mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-5.09" (-129.28mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1962 7-Month |
21.78" (553.21mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-4.09" (-103.89mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1962 8-Month |
25.39" (644.91mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-4.12" (-104.64mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–Aug 1962 9-Month |
28.78" (731.01mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-4.56" (-115.83mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–Aug 1962 10-Month |
32.62" (828.55mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-4.74" (-120.39mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–Aug 1962 11-Month |
35.43" (899.92mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-5.45" (-138.43mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–Aug 1962 12-Month |
40.57" (1,030.48mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-4.09" (-103.88mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1961–Aug 1962 18-Month |
63.16" (1,604.26mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
-4.07" (-103.38mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1960–Aug 1962 24-Month |
85.22" (2,164.59mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-3.99" (-101.34mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1959–Aug 1962 36-Month |
134.01" (3,403.85mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Aug 1962 48-Month |
178.73" (4,539.74mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
0.26" (6.60mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1957–Aug 1962 60-Month |
228.46" (5,802.88mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
5.39" (136.90mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/