Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1979 1-Month |
6.08" (154.43mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
2.18" (55.37mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1984 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1979 2-Month |
10.04" (255.02mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1968 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1979 3-Month |
11.10" (281.94mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1949 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1979 4-Month |
16.54" (420.12mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
1.71" (43.44mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1964 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1979 5-Month |
21.53" (546.86mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
2.80" (71.12mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1979 6-Month |
25.02" (635.51mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
2.36" (59.95mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1979 7-Month |
28.30" (718.82mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
2.43" (61.72mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1979 8-Month |
39.25" (996.95mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
9.74" (247.40mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Aug 1979 9-Month |
43.25" (1,098.55mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
9.91" (251.71mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Aug 1979 10-Month |
45.64" (1,159.26mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
8.28" (210.32mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Aug 1979 11-Month |
48.96" (1,243.58mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
8.08" (205.23mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1979 12-Month |
50.65" (1,286.51mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1978–Aug 1979 18-Month |
71.16" (1,807.46mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
3.93" (99.82mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Aug 1979 24-Month |
104.00" (2,641.60mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
14.79" (375.67mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1976–Aug 1979 36-Month |
147.02" (3,734.31mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
13.17" (334.52mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Aug 1979 48-Month |
201.23" (5,111.24mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
22.76" (578.10mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1974–Aug 1979 60-Month |
250.51" (6,362.95mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
27.44" (696.97mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/