Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1974
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1974 1-Month |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-0.96" (-24.38mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1984 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1974 2-Month |
5.06" (128.52mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-2.25" (-57.15mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1974 3-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-2.62" (-66.55mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1949 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1974 4-Month |
11.29" (286.77mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1944 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1974 5-Month |
14.67" (372.62mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-3.46" (-87.88mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1999 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1974 6-Month |
19.29" (489.97mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
-3.05" (-77.47mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1965 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1974 7-Month |
22.02" (559.31mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
-3.76" (-95.50mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1974 8-Month |
26.43" (671.32mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-3.29" (-83.57mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1957 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1973–Aug 1974 9-Month |
34.71" (881.63mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1944 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Aug 1974 10-Month |
37.12" (942.85mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1944 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1973–Aug 1974 11-Month |
40.35" (1,024.89mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1973–Aug 1974 12-Month |
44.31" (1,125.47mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1973–Aug 1974 18-Month |
70.53" (1,791.46mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
3.10" (78.74mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Aug 1974 24-Month |
102.67" (2,607.82mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
12.44" (315.98mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–Aug 1974 36-Month |
155.31" (3,944.87mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
19.87" (504.69mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
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Sep 1970–Aug 1974 48-Month |
196.24" (4,984.50mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1969–Aug 1974 60-Month |
247.31" (6,281.67mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
21.54" (547.11mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 2, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/