Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1940 1-Month |
1.19" (30.23mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-2.86" (-72.64mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1984 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1940 2-Month |
5.04" (128.02mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-2.27" (-57.65mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1907 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1940 3-Month |
7.23" (183.64mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-3.39" (-86.11mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1909 | 1949 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1966 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1940 4-Month |
11.89" (302.01mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-2.18" (-55.37mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1944 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1940 5-Month |
18.04" (458.22mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-0.09" (-2.28mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1999 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1940 6-Month |
22.48" (570.99mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
0.14" (3.55mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1965 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1940 7-Month |
26.37" (669.80mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
0.59" (14.99mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1940 8-Month |
29.06" (738.12mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-0.66" (-16.77mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1957 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–Aug 1940 9-Month |
32.16" (816.86mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
-1.72" (-43.69mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1944 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Aug 1940 10-Month |
33.34" (846.84mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
-4.69" (-119.12mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1944 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Aug 1940 11-Month |
38.39" (975.11mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
-3.17" (-80.51mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Aug 1940 12-Month |
40.75" (1,035.05mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-4.41" (-112.01mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Aug 1940 18-Month |
62.79" (1,594.87mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
-4.64" (-117.85mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1966 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–Aug 1940 24-Month |
88.23" (2,241.04mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
-2.00" (-50.80mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–Aug 1940 36-Month |
139.97" (3,555.24mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
4.53" (115.06mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1936–Aug 1940 48-Month |
189.41" (4,811.01mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
8.79" (223.26mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1966 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1935–Aug 1940 60-Month |
235.17" (5,973.32mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
9.40" (238.76mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/