Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1968
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1968 1-Month |
1.82" (46.23mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1984 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1968 2-Month |
3.11" (78.99mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-4.47" (-113.54mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1968 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1968 3-Month |
10.15" (257.81mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-1.09" (-27.69mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1949 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1968 4-Month |
14.41" (366.01mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1964 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1968 5-Month |
16.74" (425.20mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1968 6-Month |
23.29" (591.57mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
0.63" (16.01mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1968 7-Month |
24.29" (616.97mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1968 8-Month |
27.07" (687.58mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-2.44" (-61.97mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1967–Aug 1968 9-Month |
32.76" (832.10mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-0.58" (-14.74mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1967–Aug 1968 10-Month |
36.17" (918.72mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-1.19" (-30.22mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1984 | ||||
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Oct 1967–Aug 1968 11-Month |
38.39" (975.11mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-2.49" (-63.24mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1967–Aug 1968 12-Month |
41.35" (1,050.29mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-3.31" (-84.07mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Mar 1967–Aug 1968 18-Month |
68.53" (1,740.66mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1968 24-Month |
89.34" (2,269.24mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
0.13" (3.31mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2006 | ||||
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Sep 1965–Aug 1968 36-Month |
121.35" (3,082.29mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
-12.50" (-317.50mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1964–Aug 1968 48-Month |
152.02" (3,861.31mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
-26.45" (-671.83mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1963–Aug 1968 60-Month |
189.72" (4,818.89mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
-33.35" (-847.09mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2009 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/