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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Massachusetts
Precipitation Rankings, December 2008
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2008 1-Month |
7.07" (179.58mm) | 3.84" (97.54mm) |
3.23" (82.04mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1943 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month |
10.88" (276.35mm) | 7.85" (199.39mm) |
3.03" (76.96mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1917 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 1969 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month |
13.72" (348.49mm) | 11.35" (288.29mm) |
2.37" (60.20mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1924 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month |
21.96" (557.78mm) | 15.13" (384.30mm) |
6.83" (173.48mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1908 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month |
25.72" (653.29mm) | 19.04" (483.62mm) |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 2001 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month |
32.53" (826.26mm) | 22.72" (577.09mm) |
9.81" (249.17mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month |
36.99" (939.55mm) | 26.37" (669.80mm) |
10.62" (269.75mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1949 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2011 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2008 8-Month |
39.20" (995.68mm) | 29.96" (760.98mm) |
9.24" (234.70mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2011 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month |
43.11" (1,094.99mm) | 33.86" (860.04mm) |
9.25" (234.95mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2011 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month |
48.63" (1,235.20mm) | 37.79" (959.87mm) |
10.84" (275.33mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 2005 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month |
57.13" (1,451.10mm) | 41.01" (1,041.65mm) |
16.12" (409.45mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1972 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month |
59.70" (1,516.38mm) | 44.65" (1,134.11mm) |
15.05" (382.27mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month |
80.57" (2,046.48mm) | 67.35" (1,710.69mm) |
13.22" (335.79mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month |
105.19" (2,671.83mm) | 89.27" (2,267.46mm) |
15.92" (404.37mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1965 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month |
158.89" (4,035.81mm) | 133.83" (3,399.28mm) |
25.06" (636.53mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month |
215.90" (5,483.86mm) | 178.43" (4,532.12mm) |
37.47" (951.74mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month |
262.40" (6,664.96mm) | 223.12" (5,667.25mm) |
39.28" (997.71mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/