Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, September 1998
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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September 1998 1-Month |
2.49" (63.25mm) | 3.61" (91.69mm) |
-1.12" (-28.44mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1941 |
82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2008 | ||||
Aug–Sep 1998 2-Month |
5.99" (152.15mm) | 7.66" (194.56mm) |
-1.67" (-42.41mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1984 |
88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1954 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Jul–Sep 1998 3-Month |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 10.91" (277.11mm) |
-2.43" (-61.72mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 2020 |
99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1954 | ||||
Jun–Sep 1998 4-Month |
19.33" (490.98mm) | 14.23" (361.44mm) |
5.10" (129.54mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 1938 | ||||
May–Sep 1998 5-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 17.67" (448.82mm) |
7.26" (184.40mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1938 | ||||
Apr–Sep 1998 6-Month |
30.22" (767.59mm) | 21.74" (552.20mm) |
8.48" (215.39mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1938 | ||||
Mar–Sep 1998 7-Month |
36.22" (919.99mm) | 25.95" (659.13mm) |
10.27" (260.86mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1965 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1989 | ||||
Feb–Sep 1998 8-Month |
41.86" (1,063.24mm) | 29.39" (746.51mm) |
12.47" (316.73mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
Jan–Sep 1998 9-Month |
48.24" (1,225.30mm) | 33.33" (846.58mm) |
14.91" (378.72mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
Dec 1997–Sep 1998 10-Month |
51.43" (1,306.32mm) | 37.48" (951.99mm) |
13.95" (354.33mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
Nov 1997–Sep 1998 11-Month |
57.55" (1,461.77mm) | 41.64" (1,057.66mm) |
15.91" (404.11mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
Oct 1997–Sep 1998 12-Month |
59.61" (1,514.09mm) | 45.17" (1,147.32mm) |
14.44" (366.77mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2006 | ||||
Apr 1997–Sep 1998 18-Month |
78.04" (1,982.22mm) | 66.82" (1,697.23mm) |
11.22" (284.99mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1996–Sep 1998 24-Month |
106.50" (2,705.10mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
16.25" (412.75mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Oct 1995–Sep 1998 36-Month |
160.20" (4,069.08mm) | 135.45" (3,440.43mm) |
24.75" (628.65mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2008 | ||||
Oct 1994–Sep 1998 48-Month |
196.59" (4,993.39mm) | 180.63" (4,588.00mm) |
15.96" (405.39mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1992 | 2009 | ||||
Ties: 1954 | ||||||
Oct 1993–Sep 1998 60-Month |
245.17" (6,227.32mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
19.40" (492.76mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
26th 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 24, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/