Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, December 2001
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2001 1-Month |
3.04" (77.22mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1999 | 1943 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2001 2-Month |
4.26" (108.20mm) | 7.85" (199.39mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1998 | 1917 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1969 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2001 3-Month |
5.36" (136.14mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
-5.99" (-152.15mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1924 | 1924 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2001 4-Month |
8.90" (226.06mm) | 15.13" (384.30mm) |
-6.23" (-158.24mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1914 | 1908 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2001 5-Month |
12.26" (311.40mm) | 19.04" (483.62mm) |
-6.78" (-172.22mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 2001 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2001 6-Month |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 22.72" (577.09mm) |
-7.17" (-182.12mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1965 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2001 7-Month |
21.44" (544.58mm) | 26.37" (669.80mm) |
-4.93" (-125.22mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1949 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2001 8-Month |
24.50" (622.30mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
-5.46" (-138.68mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2001 9-Month |
26.25" (666.75mm) | 33.86" (860.04mm) |
-7.61" (-193.29mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1965 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2001 10-Month |
35.00" (889.00mm) | 37.79" (959.87mm) |
-2.79" (-70.87mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 2001 11-Month |
37.78" (959.61mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) |
-3.23" (-82.04mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1965 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 1972 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2001 12-Month |
39.98" (1,015.49mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
-4.67" (-118.62mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1965 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 2000–Dec 2001 18-Month |
62.85" (1,596.39mm) | 67.35" (1,710.69mm) |
-4.50" (-114.30mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1965 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2000–Dec 2001 24-Month |
90.17" (2,290.32mm) | 89.27" (2,267.46mm) |
0.90" (22.86mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 1999–Dec 2001 36-Month |
136.21" (3,459.73mm) | 133.83" (3,399.28mm) |
2.38" (60.45mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1998–Dec 2001 48-Month |
186.37" (4,733.80mm) | 178.43" (4,532.12mm) |
7.94" (201.68mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1997–Dec 2001 60-Month |
227.49" (5,778.25mm) | 223.12" (5,667.25mm) |
4.37" (111.00mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2000 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/