Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, January 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1974 1-Month |
4.41" (112.01mm) | 3.94" (100.08mm) |
0.47" (11.93mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1955 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Jan 1974 2-Month |
12.69" (322.33mm) | 8.09" (205.49mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1981 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Jan 1974 3-Month |
15.10" (383.54mm) | 12.25" (311.15mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1981 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Jan 1974 4-Month |
18.33" (465.58mm) | 15.78" (400.81mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Jan 1974 5-Month |
22.29" (566.17mm) | 19.38" (492.25mm) |
2.91" (73.92mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1973–Jan 1974 6-Month |
26.16" (664.46mm) | 23.42" (594.87mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1981 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1973–Jan 1974 7-Month |
30.52" (775.21mm) | 26.66" (677.16mm) |
3.86" (98.05mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–Jan 1974 8-Month |
34.55" (877.57mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1973–Jan 1974 9-Month |
38.66" (981.96mm) | 33.40" (848.36mm) |
5.26" (133.60mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Jan 1974 10-Month |
45.24" (1,149.10mm) | 37.43" (950.72mm) |
7.81" (198.38mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Jan 1974 11-Month |
48.51" (1,232.15mm) | 41.65" (1,057.91mm) |
6.86" (174.24mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb 1973–Jan 1974 12-Month |
51.94" (1,319.28mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
6.82" (173.23mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Jan 1974 18-Month |
83.28" (2,115.31mm) | 68.49" (1,739.65mm) |
14.79" (375.66mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2007 | ||||
|
Feb 1972–Jan 1974 24-Month |
116.61" (2,961.89mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
26.36" (669.54mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1971–Jan 1974 36-Month |
156.59" (3,977.39mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
21.18" (537.98mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1970–Jan 1974 48-Month |
201.38" (5,115.05mm) | 180.63" (4,588.00mm) |
20.75" (527.05mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1969–Jan 1974 60-Month |
248.99" (6,324.35mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
23.21" (589.54mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2020, retrieved on October 24, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/