Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1973 1-Month |
3.77" (95.76mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1984 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1973 2-Month |
8.04" (204.22mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
0.46" (11.69mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1968 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1903 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1973 3-Month |
13.04" (331.22mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1949 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1973 4-Month |
18.15" (461.01mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
3.32" (84.33mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1964 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 1973 5-Month |
24.52" (622.81mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
5.79" (147.07mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1973 6-Month |
27.71" (703.83mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1973 7-Month |
30.57" (776.48mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1973 8-Month |
34.28" (870.71mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
4.77" (121.16mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Aug 1973 9-Month |
41.07" (1,043.18mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
7.73" (196.34mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Aug 1973 10-Month |
48.67" (1,236.22mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
11.31" (287.28mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Aug 1973 11-Month |
52.39" (1,330.71mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
11.51" (292.36mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Aug 1973 12-Month |
56.93" (1,446.02mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1965 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1972–Aug 1973 18-Month |
86.75" (2,203.45mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
19.52" (495.81mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1973 24-Month |
107.93" (2,741.42mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
18.72" (475.49mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1973 36-Month |
148.62" (3,774.95mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
14.77" (375.16mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2008 | ||||
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Sep 1969–Aug 1973 48-Month |
197.56" (5,018.02mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
19.09" (484.88mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1973 60-Month |
242.06" (6,148.32mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
18.99" (482.34mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/