Massachusetts January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in Massachusetts for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in Massachusetts History?

1979 was the wettest January in Massachusetts history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 10.95 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Massachusetts History?

1955 was the driest January in Massachusetts history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.84 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	4	6.78
2022	85	2.85
2021	109	2.27
2020	119	1.83
2019	17	5.30
2018	30	4.50
2017	40	4.03
2016	101	2.48
2015	41	4.03
2014	61	3.43
2013	115	1.92
2012	71	3.22
2011	56	3.55
2010	63	3.35
2009	44	3.80
2008	99	2.57
2007	64	3.35
2006	13	5.61
2005	21	5.02
2004	123	1.52
2003	87	2.83
2002	97	2.63
2001	110	2.20
2000	59	3.52
1999	9	6.40
1998	11	5.81
1997	62	3.41
1996	5	6.60
1995	47	3.75
1994	19	5.17
1993	103	2.45
1992	92	2.73
1991	80	3.07
1990	27	4.66
1989	124	1.27
1988	90	2.77
1987	14	5.51
1986	22	5.00
1985	125	1.19
1984	106	2.35
1983	26	4.72
1982	32	4.39
1981	128	0.91
1980	126	1.16
1979	1	10.95
1978	2	8.50
1977	54	3.57
1976	15	5.51
1975	18	5.26
1974	42	3.86
1973	49	3.71
1972	112	2.18
1971	111	2.20
1970	127	1.02
1969	118	1.85
1968	89	2.78
1967	121	1.80
1966	50	3.71
1965	107	2.33
1964	28	4.58
1963	73	3.19
1962	51	3.61
1961	100	2.57
1960	68	3.25
1959	77	3.10
1958	3	7.16
1957	108	2.31
1956	23	5.00
1955	129	0.84
1954	86	2.85
1953	10	6.26
1952	29	4.51
1951	72	3.21
1950	36	4.27
1949	35	4.31
1948	37	4.24
1947	74	3.17
1946	67	3.26
1945	52	3.60
1944	117	1.90
1943	75	3.17
1942	60	3.47
1941	82	3.01
1940	104	2.39
1939	93	2.73
1938	31	4.44
1937	25	4.80
1936	6	6.53
1935	12	5.66
1934	57	3.54
1933	102	2.47
1932	24	4.97
1931	70	3.23
1930	96	2.64
1929	46	3.77
1928	98	2.59
1927	91	2.76
1926	95	2.66
1925	55	3.57
1924	45	3.78
1923	7	6.47
1922	114	1.95
1921	105	2.39
1920	84	2.87
1919	69	3.25
1918	65	3.33
1917	76	3.13
1916	122	1.74
1915	8	6.45
1914	83	2.94
1913	66	3.32
1912	81	3.04
1911	94	2.72
1910	16	5.51
1909	39	4.09
1908	78	3.10
1907	79	3.10
1906	88	2.79
1905	34	4.33
1904	38	4.15
1903	58	3.54
1902	113	2.17
1901	116	1.91
1900	33	4.34
1899	43	3.85
1898	20	5.08
1897	48	3.74
1896	120	1.83
1895	53	3.59