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, August 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2008 1-Month |
3.76" (95.50mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-0.14" (-3.56mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1984 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2008 2-Month |
10.57" (268.48mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1968 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2008 3-Month |
15.03" (381.76mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
3.79" (96.26mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1949 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1938 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2008 4-Month |
17.24" (437.90mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
2.41" (61.22mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1964 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2008 5-Month |
21.15" (537.21mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
2.42" (61.47mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2008 6-Month |
26.67" (677.42mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
4.01" (101.86mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2008 7-Month |
35.17" (893.32mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
9.30" (236.22mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 2008 8-Month |
37.74" (958.60mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
8.23" (209.05mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1957 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 2007–Aug 2008 9-Month |
42.81" (1,087.37mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
9.47" (240.53mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 2007–Aug 2008 10-Month |
46.44" (1,179.58mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
9.08" (230.64mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2007–Aug 2008 11-Month |
50.05" (1,271.27mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
9.17" (232.92mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2007–Aug 2008 12-Month |
52.59" (1,335.79mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
7.93" (201.43mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar 2007–Aug 2008 18-Month |
77.73" (1,974.34mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
10.50" (266.70mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2006–Aug 2008 24-Month |
99.69" (2,532.13mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
10.48" (266.20mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2005 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2005–Aug 2008 36-Month |
162.68" (4,132.07mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
28.83" (732.28mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2008 | ||||
|
Sep 2004–Aug 2008 48-Month |
211.81" (5,379.97mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
33.34" (846.83mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 2003–Aug 2008 60-Month |
260.23" (6,609.84mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
37.16" (943.86mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2007 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 13, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/