Massachusetts May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May 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 May in Massachusetts History?

1984 was the wettest May in Massachusetts history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.90 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Massachusetts History?

1903 was the driest May in Massachusetts history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.77 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	78	3.17
2022	104	2.23
2021	19	5.14
2020	96	2.50
2019	63	3.70
2018	108	2.05
2017	9	5.78
2016	83	2.98
2015	128	0.96
2014	58	3.75
2013	20	5.14
2012	27	4.79
2011	64	3.67
2010	88	2.74
2009	55	3.83
2008	106	2.21
2007	76	3.29
2006	2	8.37
2005	30	4.62
2004	57	3.80
2003	40	4.17
2002	15	5.43
2001	81	3.06
2000	50	3.94
1999	52	3.91
1998	24	4.96
1997	72	3.43
1996	46	4.02
1995	90	2.69
1994	32	4.43
1993	124	1.18
1992	113	1.86
1991	54	3.84
1990	3	7.12
1989	8	6.30
1988	66	3.59
1987	114	1.86
1986	109	2.04
1985	51	3.93
1984	1	8.90
1983	22	5.04
1982	93	2.60
1981	86	2.83
1980	116	1.79
1979	14	5.44
1978	34	4.40
1977	77	3.27
1976	56	3.81
1975	95	2.56
1974	36	4.38
1973	21	5.11
1972	12	5.55
1971	39	4.21
1970	61	3.72
1969	91	2.69
1968	37	4.26
1967	5	6.68
1966	59	3.75
1965	122	1.44
1964	127	1.04
1963	65	3.61
1962	105	2.23
1961	42	4.10
1960	62	3.72
1959	121	1.49
1958	60	3.73
1957	79	3.10
1956	110	2.01
1955	118	1.61
1954	6	6.58
1953	23	4.99
1952	43	4.07
1951	47	3.97
1950	87	2.82
1949	45	4.03
1948	4	6.90
1947	35	4.39
1946	10	5.69
1945	11	5.62
1944	126	1.13
1943	13	5.47
1942	80	3.07
1941	89	2.70
1940	25	4.91
1939	119	1.55
1938	53	3.86
1937	44	4.06
1936	101	2.32
1935	107	2.19
1934	68	3.48
1933	102	2.29
1932	115	1.86
1931	18	5.26
1930	75	3.34
1929	49	3.96
1928	92	2.64
1927	70	3.45
1926	100	2.33
1925	94	2.58
1924	74	3.38
1923	117	1.75
1922	26	4.90
1921	73	3.39
1920	48	3.97
1919	16	5.35
1918	103	2.27
1917	41	4.15
1916	71	3.44
1915	111	1.97
1914	85	2.84
1913	67	3.50
1912	28	4.75
1911	123	1.43
1910	98	2.49
1909	82	3.02
1908	29	4.63
1907	69	3.48
1906	17	5.29
1905	125	1.18
1904	84	2.97
1903	129	0.77
1902	112	1.97
1901	7	6.44
1900	38	4.23
1899	120	1.52
1898	31	4.51
1897	33	4.43
1896	97	2.50
1895	99	2.40