Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1981 1-Month |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-2.13" (-54.10mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1984 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
6.04" (153.42mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
-1.54" (-39.11mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1968 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
9.43" (239.52mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
-1.81" (-45.98mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1949 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1964 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
16.00" (406.40mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
-2.73" (-69.34mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
16.76" (425.70mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
-5.90" (-149.86mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
24.44" (620.78mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1957 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
25.35" (643.89mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
-4.16" (-105.66mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1957 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
26.68" (677.67mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
-6.66" (-169.17mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
30.41" (772.41mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
-6.95" (-176.53mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
34.52" (876.81mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
-6.36" (-161.54mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
36.28" (921.51mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
-8.38" (-212.85mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
58.73" (1,491.74mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
-8.50" (-215.90mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
76.08" (1,932.43mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
-13.13" (-333.50mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
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Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
126.73" (3,218.94mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
-7.12" (-180.85mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1966 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2008 | ||||
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Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
180.08" (4,574.03mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
223.10" (5,666.74mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/