Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1981 1-Month |
1.35" (34.29mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1940 | 1984 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1981 2-Month |
4.61" (117.09mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-2.70" (-68.58mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1981 3-Month |
8.18" (207.77mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-2.44" (-61.98mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1949 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1981 4-Month |
10.62" (269.75mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-3.45" (-87.63mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1944 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1981 5-Month |
14.87" (377.70mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-3.26" (-82.80mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 1999 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1981 6-Month |
15.70" (398.78mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
-6.64" (-168.66mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1965 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1981 7-Month |
21.60" (548.64mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
-4.18" (-106.17mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1905 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 1981 8-Month |
22.48" (570.99mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-7.24" (-183.90mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1957 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Aug 1981 9-Month |
23.98" (609.09mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
-9.90" (-251.46mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1944 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Aug 1981 10-Month |
27.84" (707.14mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
-10.19" (-258.82mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1944 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Aug 1981 11-Month |
32.20" (817.88mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
-9.36" (-237.74mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Aug 1981 12-Month |
33.12" (841.25mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-12.04" (-305.81mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1980–Aug 1981 18-Month |
57.41" (1,458.21mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
-10.02" (-254.51mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1979–Aug 1981 24-Month |
74.17" (1,883.92mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
-16.06" (-407.92mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Aug 1981 36-Month |
128.98" (3,276.09mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
-6.46" (-164.09mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1977–Aug 1981 48-Month |
184.71" (4,691.63mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
4.09" (103.88mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2009 | ||||
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Sep 1976–Aug 1981 60-Month |
226.50" (5,753.10mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/