Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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August 1997 1-Month |
6.09" (154.69mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
2.04" (51.82mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1984 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 1997 2-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
0.69" (17.53mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1907 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 1997 3-Month |
9.65" (245.11mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-0.97" (-24.64mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1949 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 1997 4-Month |
12.49" (317.25mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
-1.58" (-40.13mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1944 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 1997 5-Month |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1999 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 1997 6-Month |
22.15" (562.61mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1965 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 1997 7-Month |
24.28" (616.71mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1957 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jan–Aug 1997 8-Month |
28.29" (718.57mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
-1.43" (-36.32mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1957 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1996–Aug 1997 9-Month |
35.84" (910.34mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
1.96" (49.79mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1944 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Aug 1997 10-Month |
38.48" (977.39mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
0.45" (11.43mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1944 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 1996–Aug 1997 11-Month |
45.67" (1,160.02mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
4.11" (104.40mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1996–Aug 1997 12-Month |
52.15" (1,324.61mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
6.99" (177.55mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1996–Aug 1997 18-Month |
75.63" (1,921.00mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1995–Aug 1997 24-Month |
102.87" (2,612.90mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
12.64" (321.06mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1994–Aug 1997 36-Month |
139.82" (3,551.43mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
4.38" (111.25mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1993–Aug 1997 48-Month |
188.81" (4,795.77mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
8.19" (208.02mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1993 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1992–Aug 1997 60-Month |
233.71" (5,936.23mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
7.94" (201.67mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1994 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 20, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/