Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, September 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September 1979 1-Month |
4.39" (111.51mm) | 3.79" (96.27mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1914 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Aug–Sep 1979 2-Month |
10.47" (265.94mm) | 7.69" (195.33mm) |
2.78" (70.61mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1984 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Sep 1979 3-Month |
14.43" (366.52mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
3.06" (77.72mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1968 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun–Sep 1979 4-Month |
15.49" (393.45mm) | 15.02" (381.51mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Sep 1979 5-Month |
20.93" (531.62mm) | 18.61" (472.69mm) |
2.32" (58.93mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1964 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Apr–Sep 1979 6-Month |
25.92" (658.37mm) | 22.51" (571.75mm) |
3.41" (86.62mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1964 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 1938 | ||||
|
Mar–Sep 1979 7-Month |
29.41" (747.01mm) | 26.45" (671.83mm) |
2.96" (75.18mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1938 | ||||
|
Feb–Sep 1979 8-Month |
32.69" (830.33mm) | 29.66" (753.36mm) |
3.03" (76.97mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2008 | ||||
|
Jan–Sep 1979 9-Month |
43.64" (1,108.46mm) | 33.30" (845.82mm) |
10.34" (262.64mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2008 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Sep 1979 10-Month |
47.64" (1,210.06mm) | 37.13" (943.10mm) |
10.51" (266.96mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1957 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2008 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Sep 1979 11-Month |
50.03" (1,270.76mm) | 41.15" (1,045.21mm) |
8.88" (225.55mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Sep 1979 12-Month |
53.35" (1,355.09mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
8.69" (220.73mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1965 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Sep 1979 18-Month |
72.70" (1,846.58mm) | 67.07" (1,703.58mm) |
5.63" (143.00mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1965 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Sep 1979 24-Month |
102.12" (2,593.85mm) | 89.25" (2,266.95mm) |
12.87" (326.90mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2007 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Sep 1979 36-Month |
149.05" (3,785.87mm) | 133.88" (3,400.55mm) |
15.17" (385.32mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2008 | ||||
|
Oct 1975–Sep 1979 48-Month |
198.46" (5,040.88mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
19.96" (506.98mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2009 | ||||
|
Oct 1974–Sep 1979 60-Month |
247.63" (6,289.80mm) | 223.10" (5,666.74mm) |
24.53" (623.06mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/