Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, October 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1962 1-Month |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
3.45" (87.63mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1924 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1962 2-Month |
10.63" (270.00mm) | 7.29" (185.17mm) |
3.34" (84.83mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1914 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1962 3-Month |
14.46" (367.28mm) | 11.19" (284.23mm) |
3.27" (83.05mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1940 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1962 4-Month |
16.67" (423.42mm) | 14.87" (377.70mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1968 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1962 5-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 18.52" (470.41mm) |
1.67" (42.42mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1957 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2021 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1962 6-Month |
22.42" (569.47mm) | 22.11" (561.59mm) |
0.31" (7.88mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1964 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1962 7-Month |
26.50" (673.10mm) | 26.02" (660.91mm) |
0.48" (12.19mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1964 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2021 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1962 8-Month |
28.20" (716.28mm) | 29.95" (760.73mm) |
-1.75" (-44.45mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1962 9-Month |
32.41" (823.21mm) | 33.16" (842.26mm) |
-0.75" (-19.05mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1962 10-Month |
36.02" (914.91mm) | 36.80" (934.72mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–Oct 1962 11-Month |
39.41" (1,001.01mm) | 40.63" (1,032.00mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1957 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–Oct 1962 12-Month |
43.25" (1,098.55mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1965 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1961–Oct 1962 18-Month |
64.98" (1,650.49mm) | 66.71" (1,694.43mm) |
-1.73" (-43.94mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1965 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–Oct 1962 24-Month |
86.15" (2,188.21mm) | 89.26" (2,267.20mm) |
-3.11" (-78.99mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2009 | ||||
|
Nov 1959–Oct 1962 36-Month |
136.43" (3,465.32mm) | 133.87" (3,400.30mm) |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Oct 1962 48-Month |
180.75" (4,591.05mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
2.25" (57.15mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1957–Oct 1962 60-Month |
235.08" (5,971.03mm) | 223.14" (5,667.76mm) |
11.94" (303.27mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/