Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 1988 1-Month |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1984 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1955 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jul–Aug 1988 2-Month |
8.17" (207.52mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
0.86" (21.85mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1907 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1988 3-Month |
9.84" (249.94mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-0.78" (-19.81mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1949 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1922 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
May–Aug 1988 4-Month |
12.91" (327.91mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-1.16" (-29.47mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1944 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1988 5-Month |
15.79" (401.07mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-2.34" (-59.43mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1999 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Mar–Aug 1988 6-Month |
19.91" (505.71mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
-2.43" (-61.73mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1965 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1988 7-Month |
25.17" (639.32mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
-0.61" (-15.49mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1988 8-Month |
28.15" (715.01mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-1.57" (-39.88mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1957 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–Aug 1988 9-Month |
30.93" (785.62mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1944 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–Aug 1988 10-Month |
34.36" (872.74mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
-3.67" (-93.22mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1944 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–Aug 1988 11-Month |
37.38" (949.45mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
-4.18" (-106.17mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–Aug 1988 12-Month |
43.52" (1,105.41mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
-1.64" (-41.65mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1987–Aug 1988 18-Month |
64.85" (1,647.19mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Aug 1988 24-Month |
89.30" (2,268.22mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
-0.93" (-23.62mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1985–Aug 1988 36-Month |
133.06" (3,379.72mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
-2.38" (-60.46mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–Aug 1988 48-Month |
173.79" (4,414.27mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
-6.83" (-173.48mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1983–Aug 1988 60-Month |
235.06" (5,970.52mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
9.29" (235.96mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/