Most Precipitation in a 7-Day Period in Nantucket History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 7 consecutive days in
Nantucket, Massachusetts history from 1948–2024.
Note: Does not include overlapping periods.
Change num days:
- Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
| Rank |
Precipitation |
Date |
| 1 |
8.6 inches |
Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2004 |
| 2 |
7.7 inches |
Mar 2–8, 2018 |
| 3 |
7.4 inches |
May 20–26, 1967 |
| 4 |
6.6 inches |
Sep 19–25, 2017 |
| 5 |
6.2 inches |
Nov 1–7, 1966 |
| 6 |
6.1 inches |
Apr 7–13, 1953 |
| 7 |
6.0 inches |
Oct 14–20, 1999 |
| 8 |
5.9 inches |
Oct 23–29, 1948 |
| 9 |
5.7 inches |
Dec 22–28, 1969 |
| 10 |
5.5 inches |
Sep 11–17, 1950 |
| 11 |
5.5 inches |
Jul 27 – Aug 2, 1958 |
| 12 |
5.3 inches |
Aug 28 – Sep 3, 1972 |
| 13 |
5.2 inches |
Aug 7–13, 1956 |
| 14 |
5.2 inches |
Sep 3–9, 1969 |
| 15 |
5.1 inches |
Sep 27 – Oct 3, 1958 |
| 16 |
5.0 inches |
Aug 24–30, 1958 |
| 17 |
4.9 inches |
Jan 7–13, 1953 |
| 18 |
4.8 inches |
Nov 24–30, 1959 |
| 19 |
4.8 inches |
Jul 25–31, 1961 |
| 20 |
4.8 inches |
May 13–19, 1948 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1948–2024 |
Nantucket Memorial Airport |
location |