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Massachusetts

Precipitation Rankings, November 1981

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
November 1981 1-Month	3.29" (83.57mm)	4.00" (101.60mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1978	1917
November 1981 1-Month	3.29" (83.57mm)	4.00" (101.60mm)	-0.71" (-18.03mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2018
Oct–Nov 1981 2-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	7.50" (190.50mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	76th Driest	Driest since: 1980	2001
Oct–Nov 1981 2-Month	8.22" (208.79mm)	7.50" (190.50mm)	0.72" (18.29mm)	53rd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2005
Sep–Nov 1981 3-Month	12.16" (308.86mm)	11.29" (286.77mm)	0.87" (22.09mm)	75th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1914
Sep–Nov 1981 3-Month	12.16" (308.86mm)	11.29" (286.77mm)	0.87" (22.09mm)	54th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2005
Aug–Nov 1981 4-Month	13.93" (353.82mm)	15.19" (385.83mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1980	1914
Aug–Nov 1981 4-Month	13.93" (353.82mm)	15.19" (385.83mm)	-1.26" (-32.01mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1955
Jul–Nov 1981 5-Month	18.20" (462.28mm)	18.87" (479.30mm)	-0.67" (-17.02mm)	57th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1964
	18.20" (462.28mm)	18.87" (479.30mm)	-0.67" (-17.02mm)	72nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	1955
	Ties: 2022
Jun–Nov 1981 6-Month	21.59" (548.39mm)	22.53" (572.26mm)	-0.94" (-23.87mm)	55th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1964
Jun–Nov 1981 6-Month	21.59" (548.39mm)	22.53" (572.26mm)	-0.94" (-23.87mm)	74th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
May–Nov 1981 7-Month	24.42" (620.27mm)	26.12" (663.45mm)	-1.70" (-43.18mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1964
May–Nov 1981 7-Month	24.42" (620.27mm)	26.12" (663.45mm)	-1.70" (-43.18mm)	85th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2006, 2021
Apr–Nov 1981 8-Month	28.16" (715.26mm)	30.02" (762.51mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	48th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1964
Apr–Nov 1981 8-Month	28.16" (715.26mm)	30.02" (762.51mm)	-1.86" (-47.25mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Mar–Nov 1981 9-Month	28.92" (734.57mm)	33.95" (862.33mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	18th Driest	Driest since: 1978	1965
Mar–Nov 1981 9-Month	28.92" (734.57mm)	33.95" (862.33mm)	-5.03" (-127.76mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Feb–Nov 1981 10-Month	36.60" (929.64mm)	37.16" (943.86mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	54th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1965
	36.60" (929.64mm)	37.16" (943.86mm)	-0.56" (-14.22mm)	75th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
	Ties: 1931
Jan–Nov 1981 11-Month	37.51" (952.75mm)	40.80" (1,036.32mm)	-3.29" (-83.57mm)	29th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1965
Jan–Nov 1981 11-Month	37.51" (952.75mm)	40.80" (1,036.32mm)	-3.29" (-83.57mm)	100th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2018
Dec 1980–Nov 1981 12-Month	38.84" (986.54mm)	44.63" (1,133.60mm)	-5.79" (-147.06mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1980	1965
Dec 1980–Nov 1981 12-Month	38.84" (986.54mm)	44.63" (1,133.60mm)	-5.79" (-147.06mm)	111th Wettest	Wettest since: 1979	2011
Jun 1980–Nov 1981 18-Month	57.53" (1,461.26mm)	67.12" (1,704.85mm)	-9.59" (-243.59mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1965
Jun 1980–Nov 1981 18-Month	57.53" (1,461.26mm)	67.12" (1,704.85mm)	-9.59" (-243.59mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2006
Dec 1979–Nov 1981 24-Month	75.06" (1,906.52mm)	89.25" (2,266.95mm)	-14.19" (-360.43mm)	6th Driest	Driest since: 1966	1965
Dec 1979–Nov 1981 24-Month	75.06" (1,906.52mm)	89.25" (2,266.95mm)	-14.19" (-360.43mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2006
Dec 1978–Nov 1981 36-Month	131.49" (3,339.85mm)	133.82" (3,399.03mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1968	1966
Dec 1978–Nov 1981 36-Month	131.49" (3,339.85mm)	133.82" (3,399.03mm)	-2.33" (-59.18mm)	82nd Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Dec 1977–Nov 1981 48-Month	175.75" (4,464.05mm)	178.45" (4,532.63mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	44th Driest	Driest since: 1969	1966
Dec 1977–Nov 1981 48-Month	175.75" (4,464.05mm)	178.45" (4,532.63mm)	-2.70" (-68.58mm)	81st Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2011
Dec 1976–Nov 1981 60-Month	226.79" (5,760.47mm)	223.08" (5,666.23mm)	3.71" (94.24mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1971	1966
Dec 1976–Nov 1981 60-Month	226.79" (5,760.47mm)	223.08" (5,666.23mm)	3.71" (94.24mm)	65th Wettest	Wettest since: 1980	2009

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published February 2023, retrieved on February 9, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings