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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, July 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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July 1972 1-Month |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 3.68" (93.47mm) |
0.18" (4.57mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1968 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Jun–Jul 1972 2-Month |
11.93" (303.02mm) | 7.33" (186.18mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1949 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Jul 1972 3-Month |
17.48" (443.99mm) | 10.92" (277.37mm) |
6.56" (166.62mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1964 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Jul 1972 4-Month |
21.42" (544.07mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
6.59" (167.39mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Jul 1972 5-Month |
27.36" (694.94mm) | 18.76" (476.50mm) |
8.60" (218.44mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Feb–Jul 1972 6-Month |
32.20" (817.88mm) | 21.97" (558.04mm) |
10.23" (259.84mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Jul 1972 7-Month |
34.38" (873.25mm) | 25.61" (650.49mm) |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Jul 1972 8-Month |
37.54" (953.52mm) | 29.44" (747.78mm) |
8.10" (205.74mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Jul 1972 9-Month |
42.94" (1,090.68mm) | 33.46" (849.88mm) |
9.48" (240.80mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Jul 1972 10-Month |
45.88" (1,165.35mm) | 36.97" (939.04mm) |
8.91" (226.31mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
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Sep 1971–Jul 1972 11-Month |
48.54" (1,232.92mm) | 40.76" (1,035.30mm) |
7.78" (197.62mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Jul 1972 12-Month |
52.92" (1,344.17mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2006 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jul 1972 18-Month |
72.74" (1,847.60mm) | 66.58" (1,691.13mm) |
6.16" (156.47mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1939 | ||||||
|
Aug 1970–Jul 1972 24-Month |
93.80" (2,382.52mm) | 89.19" (2,265.43mm) |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–Jul 1972 36-Month |
141.54" (3,595.12mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
7.66" (194.57mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
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Aug 1968–Jul 1972 48-Month |
184.49" (4,686.05mm) | 178.49" (4,533.65mm) |
6.00" (152.40mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2009 | ||||
|
Aug 1967–Jul 1972 60-Month |
227.85" (5,787.39mm) | 223.09" (5,666.49mm) |
4.76" (120.90mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2009 | ||||
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/