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, August 2019
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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August 2019 1-Month |
3.83" (97.28mm) | 3.90" (99.06mm) |
-0.07" (-1.78mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1984 |
55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1955 | ||||
Ties: 1962, 1967 | ||||||
Jul–Aug 2019 2-Month |
8.39" (213.11mm) | 7.58" (192.53mm) |
0.81" (20.58mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1968 |
42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1955 | ||||
Jun–Aug 2019 3-Month |
12.74" (323.60mm) | 11.24" (285.50mm) |
1.50" (38.10mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1949 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1938 | ||||
May–Aug 2019 4-Month |
16.44" (417.58mm) | 14.83" (376.68mm) |
1.61" (40.90mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1964 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2006 | ||||
Apr–Aug 2019 5-Month |
23.20" (589.28mm) | 18.73" (475.74mm) |
4.47" (113.54mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1965 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2006 | ||||
Mar–Aug 2019 6-Month |
25.71" (653.03mm) | 22.66" (575.56mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1965 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1901 | ||||
Feb–Aug 2019 7-Month |
28.92" (734.57mm) | 25.87" (657.10mm) |
3.05" (77.47mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1957 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1984 | ||||
Jan–Aug 2019 8-Month |
34.22" (869.19mm) | 29.51" (749.55mm) |
4.71" (119.64mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1957 |
23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1979 | ||||
Dec 2018–Aug 2019 9-Month |
38.15" (969.01mm) | 33.34" (846.84mm) |
4.81" (122.17mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1965 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1984 | ||||
Nov 2018–Aug 2019 10-Month |
46.92" (1,191.77mm) | 37.36" (948.94mm) |
9.56" (242.83mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1965 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1984 | ||||
Oct 2018–Aug 2019 11-Month |
51.84" (1,316.74mm) | 40.88" (1,038.35mm) |
10.96" (278.39mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1965 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2006 | ||||
Sep 2018–Aug 2019 12-Month |
59.44" (1,509.78mm) | 44.66" (1,134.36mm) |
14.78" (375.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1965 |
2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 2006 | ||||
Mar 2018–Aug 2019 18-Month |
85.87" (2,181.10mm) | 67.23" (1,707.64mm) |
18.64" (473.46mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2006 | 1984 | ||||
Sep 2017–Aug 2019 24-Month |
110.05" (2,795.27mm) | 89.21" (2,265.93mm) |
20.84" (529.34mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 2009 | ||||||
Sep 2016–Aug 2019 36-Month |
155.55" (3,950.97mm) | 133.85" (3,399.79mm) |
21.70" (551.18mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2008 | ||||
Sep 2015–Aug 2019 48-Month |
194.25" (4,933.95mm) | 178.47" (4,533.14mm) |
15.78" (400.81mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2009 | ||||
Sep 2014–Aug 2019 60-Month |
238.25" (6,051.55mm) | 223.07" (5,665.98mm) |
15.18" (385.57mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/