Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1971 1-Month |
2.97" (75.44mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-1.08" (-27.43mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1984 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1982 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1971 2-Month |
6.49" (164.85mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-0.82" (-20.82mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1907 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1927 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 1971 3-Month |
7.75" (196.85mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-2.87" (-72.90mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1949 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1971 4-Month |
12.04" (305.82mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-2.03" (-51.56mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1944 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1971 5-Month |
14.58" (370.33mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-3.55" (-90.17mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1999 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1971 6-Month |
17.85" (453.39mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
-4.49" (-114.05mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1971 7-Month |
23.30" (591.82mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
-2.48" (-62.99mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1971 8-Month |
25.51" (647.95mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-4.21" (-106.94mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–Aug 1971 9-Month |
29.30" (744.22mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
-4.58" (-116.33mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1944 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Aug 1971 10-Month |
34.65" (880.11mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1944 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–Aug 1971 11-Month |
38.27" (972.06mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
-3.29" (-83.56mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–Aug 1971 12-Month |
40.93" (1,039.62mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-4.23" (-107.44mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Aug 1971 18-Month |
62.71" (1,592.83mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
-4.72" (-119.89mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–Aug 1971 24-Month |
92.00" (2,336.80mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
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Sep 1968–Aug 1971 36-Month |
133.88" (3,400.55mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
-1.56" (-39.63mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1967–Aug 1971 48-Month |
176.32" (4,478.53mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
-4.30" (-109.22mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1966–Aug 1971 60-Month |
223.82" (5,685.03mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
-1.95" (-49.53mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/