Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, December 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1989 1-Month |
1.36" (34.54mm) | 4.17" (105.92mm) |
-2.81" (-71.38mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1955 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1901 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1989 2-Month |
6.87" (174.50mm) | 8.32" (211.33mm) |
-1.45" (-36.83mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 2001 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1969 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1989 3-Month |
14.22" (361.19mm) | 11.82" (300.23mm) |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1924 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2005 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 1989 4-Month |
18.97" (481.84mm) | 15.43" (391.92mm) |
3.54" (89.92mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1946 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1989 5-Month |
25.12" (638.05mm) | 19.48" (494.79mm) |
5.64" (143.26mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1989 6-Month |
31.02" (787.91mm) | 22.73" (577.34mm) |
8.29" (210.57mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1989 7-Month |
36.25" (920.75mm) | 26.05" (661.67mm) |
10.20" (259.08mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1927 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1989 8-Month |
41.69" (1,058.93mm) | 29.50" (749.30mm) |
12.19" (309.63mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1972 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1989 9-Month |
46.73" (1,186.94mm) | 33.56" (852.42mm) |
13.17" (334.52mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1972 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1989 10-Month |
50.61" (1,285.49mm) | 37.77" (959.36mm) |
12.84" (326.13mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1972 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 1989 11-Month |
53.46" (1,357.88mm) | 41.21" (1,046.73mm) |
12.25" (311.15mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1972 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 1989 12-Month |
55.00" (1,397.00mm) | 45.15" (1,146.81mm) |
9.85" (250.19mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1972 | ||||
|
Jul 1988–Dec 1989 18-Month |
77.99" (1,980.95mm) | 67.87" (1,723.90mm) |
10.12" (257.05mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1965 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jan 1988–Dec 1989 24-Month |
97.97" (2,488.44mm) | 90.28" (2,293.11mm) |
7.69" (195.33mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
|
Jan 1987–Dec 1989 36-Month |
140.86" (3,577.84mm) | 135.39" (3,438.91mm) |
5.47" (138.93mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1989 48-Month |
189.45" (4,812.03mm) | 180.53" (4,585.46mm) |
8.92" (226.57mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1989 60-Month |
231.77" (5,886.96mm) | 225.76" (5,734.30mm) |
6.01" (152.66mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 10, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/