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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, September 1953
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1953 1-Month |
2.46" (62.48mm) | 3.61" (91.69mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1941 |
83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1949 | 2008 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1953 2-Month |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-1.67" (-42.41mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1984 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1954 | ||||
Ties: 1998 | ||||||
Jul–Sep 1953 3-Month |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 10.91" (277.11mm) |
-0.48" (-12.19mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 2020 |
61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1954 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1953 4-Month |
11.39" (289.31mm) | 14.23" (361.44mm) |
-2.84" (-72.13mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1938 | ||||
May–Sep 1953 5-Month |
15.19" (385.83mm) | 17.67" (448.82mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1938 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1953 6-Month |
21.17" (537.72mm) | 21.74" (552.20mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1938 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1953 7-Month |
29.97" (761.24mm) | 25.95" (659.13mm) |
4.02" (102.11mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1965 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1989 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1953 8-Month |
34.35" (872.49mm) | 29.39" (746.51mm) |
4.96" (125.98mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1957 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1953 9-Month |
40.34" (1,024.64mm) | 33.33" (846.58mm) |
7.01" (178.06mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1957 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1952–Sep 1953 10-Month |
44.03" (1,118.36mm) | 37.48" (951.99mm) |
6.55" (166.37mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1957 |
22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1998 | ||||
Nov 1952–Sep 1953 11-Month |
46.25" (1,174.75mm) | 41.64" (1,057.66mm) |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 1998 | ||||
Oct 1952–Sep 1953 12-Month |
47.66" (1,210.56mm) | 45.17" (1,147.32mm) |
2.49" (63.24mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1957 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1952 | 2006 | ||||
Ties: 1908 | ||||||
Apr 1952–Sep 1953 18-Month |
69.40" (1,762.76mm) | 66.82" (1,697.23mm) |
2.58" (65.53mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1946 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1951–Sep 1953 24-Month |
97.85" (2,485.39mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
7.60" (193.04mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1950–Sep 1953 36-Month |
139.09" (3,532.89mm) | 135.45" (3,440.43mm) |
3.64" (92.46mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2008 | ||||
Oct 1949–Sep 1953 48-Month |
174.26" (4,426.20mm) | 180.63" (4,588.00mm) |
-6.37" (-161.80mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2009 | ||||
Oct 1948–Sep 1953 60-Month |
213.54" (5,423.92mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
-12.23" (-310.64mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1942 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 6, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/