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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1978 1-Month |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1984 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1978 2-Month |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1968 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1978 3-Month |
11.16" (283.46mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-0.08" (-2.04mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1949 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1978 4-Month |
15.56" (395.22mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1964 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1978 5-Month |
17.66" (448.56mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-1.07" (-27.18mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1965 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1978 6-Month |
20.51" (520.95mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1978 7-Month |
22.30" (566.42mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-3.57" (-90.68mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1978 8-Month |
30.80" (782.32mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
1.29" (32.77mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1957 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Aug 1978 9-Month |
36.86" (936.24mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
3.52" (89.40mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Aug 1978 10-Month |
40.69" (1,033.53mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
3.33" (84.59mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Aug 1978 11-Month |
47.08" (1,195.83mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
6.20" (157.48mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1978 12-Month |
53.35" (1,355.09mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
8.69" (220.73mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1977–Aug 1978 18-Month |
78.73" (1,999.74mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
11.50" (292.10mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1978 24-Month |
96.37" (2,447.80mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
7.16" (181.87mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1978 36-Month |
150.58" (3,824.73mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
16.73" (424.94mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1978 48-Month |
199.86" (5,076.44mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
21.39" (543.30mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Aug 1978 60-Month |
245.53" (6,236.46mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
22.46" (570.48mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/