Statewide Rankings
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, December 1972
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean | Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) | Wettest/Driest Since | Record |
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December 1972 1-Month | 6.79" (172.47mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) | 2.95" (74.93mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: | 1943 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: | 1973 | ||||
Nov– 2-Month | 14.39" (365.51mm) | 7.85" (199.39mm) | 6.54" (166.12mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: | 1917 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: | 1969 | ||||
Oct– 3-Month | 18.11" (459.99mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) | 6.76" (171.70mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: | 1924 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2005 | ||||
Sep– 4-Month | 22.65" (575.31mm) | 15.13" (384.30mm) | 7.52" (191.01mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: | 1908 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2005 | ||||
Aug– 5-Month | 25.11" (637.79mm) | 19.04" (483.62mm) | 6.07" (154.17mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: | 2001 |
14th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2011 | ||||
Jul– 6-Month | 28.97" (735.84mm) | 22.72" (577.09mm) | 6.25" (158.75mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2018 | ||||
Jun– 7-Month | 37.04" (940.82mm) | 26.37" (669.80mm) | 10.67" (271.02mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: | 1949 |
8th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2011 | ||||
May– 8-Month | 42.59" (1,081.79mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) | 12.63" (320.81mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2011 | ||||
Apr– 9-Month | 46.53" (1,181.86mm) | 33.86" (860.04mm) | 12.67" (321.82mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Mar– 10-Month | 52.47" (1,332.74mm) | 37.79" (959.87mm) | 14.68" (372.87mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
Feb– 11-Month | 57.31" (1,455.67mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) | 16.30" (414.02mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1972 | ||||
Jan– 12-Month | 59.49" (1,511.05mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) | 14.84" (376.94mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2018 | ||||
Jul 1971– 18-Month | 81.64" (2,073.66mm) | 67.35" (1,710.69mm) | 14.29" (362.97mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
Jan 1971– 24-Month | 100.05" (2,541.27mm) | 89.27" (2,267.46mm) | 10.78" (273.81mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: | 1965 |
24th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2019 | ||||
Jan 1970– 36-Month | 141.59" (3,596.39mm) | 133.83" (3,399.28mm) | 7.76" (197.11mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: | 1966 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2011 | ||||
Jan 1969– 48-Month | 190.91" (4,849.11mm) | 178.43" (4,532.12mm) | 12.48" (316.99mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: | 1966 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2011 | ||||
Jan 1968– 60-Month | 234.85" (5,965.19mm) | 223.12" (5,667.25mm) | 11.73" (297.94mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: | 1966 |
48th Wettest | Wettest since: | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published May 2023, retrieved on June 5, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings