Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, January 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1997 1-Month |
3.41" (86.61mm) | 3.64" (92.46mm) |
-0.23" (-5.85mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1993 | 1955 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Jan 1997 2-Month |
10.37" (263.40mm) | 7.46" (189.48mm) |
2.91" (73.92mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1981 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Jan 1997 3-Month |
13.47" (342.14mm) | 11.49" (291.85mm) |
1.98" (50.29mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1981 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Jan 1997 4-Month |
21.16" (537.46mm) | 15.00" (381.00mm) |
6.16" (156.46mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2002 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Jan 1997 5-Month |
28.66" (727.96mm) | 18.79" (477.27mm) |
9.87" (250.69mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 2002 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2006 | ||||
|
Aug 1996–Jan 1997 6-Month |
31.14" (790.96mm) | 22.68" (576.07mm) |
8.46" (214.89mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1985 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1996–Jan 1997 7-Month |
37.60" (955.04mm) | 26.34" (669.04mm) |
11.26" (286.00mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1981 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1996–Jan 1997 8-Month |
40.56" (1,030.22mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
10.60" (269.24mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1996–Jan 1997 9-Month |
44.58" (1,132.33mm) | 33.55" (852.17mm) |
11.03" (280.16mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1965 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Apr 1996–Jan 1997 10-Month |
51.41" (1,305.81mm) | 37.41" (950.21mm) |
14.00" (355.60mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
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Mar 1996–Jan 1997 11-Month |
54.36" (1,380.74mm) | 41.36" (1,050.54mm) |
13.00" (330.20mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb 1996–Jan 1997 12-Month |
57.42" (1,458.47mm) | 44.61" (1,133.09mm) |
12.81" (325.38mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
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Aug 1995–Jan 1997 18-Month |
85.96" (2,183.38mm) | 67.22" (1,707.39mm) |
18.74" (475.99mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2006 | ||||
|
Feb 1995–Jan 1997 24-Month |
101.76" (2,584.70mm) | 89.20" (2,265.68mm) |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1991 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1994–Jan 1997 36-Month |
148.15" (3,763.01mm) | 133.81" (3,398.77mm) |
14.34" (364.24mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1967 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2011 | ||||
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Feb 1993–Jan 1997 48-Month |
195.32" (4,961.13mm) | 178.50" (4,533.90mm) |
16.82" (427.23mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1967 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2012 | ||||
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Feb 1992–Jan 1997 60-Month |
239.83" (6,091.68mm) | 223.05" (5,665.47mm) |
16.78" (426.21mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1967 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2012 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/