Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, October 1998
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1998 1-Month |
4.28" (108.71mm) | 3.50" (88.90mm) |
0.78" (19.81mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1924 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2005 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Sep–Oct 1998 2-Month |
6.77" (171.96mm) | 7.11" (180.59mm) |
-0.34" (-8.63mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1921 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 2005 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1998 3-Month |
10.27" (260.86mm) | 11.16" (283.46mm) |
-0.89" (-22.60mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1921 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1998 4-Month |
12.76" (324.10mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-1.66" (-42.17mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1968 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1998 5-Month |
23.61" (599.69mm) | 17.74" (450.60mm) |
5.87" (149.09mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1955 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1998 6-Month |
29.21" (741.93mm) | 21.18" (537.97mm) |
8.03" (203.96mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1998 7-Month |
34.50" (876.30mm) | 25.24" (641.10mm) |
9.26" (235.20mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1989 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1998 8-Month |
40.50" (1,028.70mm) | 29.46" (748.28mm) |
11.04" (280.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1965 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1989 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1998 9-Month |
46.14" (1,171.96mm) | 32.89" (835.41mm) |
13.25" (336.55mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1989 | 1989 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1998 10-Month |
52.52" (1,334.01mm) | 36.84" (935.74mm) |
15.68" (398.27mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 1997–Oct 1998 11-Month |
55.71" (1,415.03mm) | 40.99" (1,041.15mm) |
14.72" (373.88mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 1997–Oct 1998 12-Month |
61.83" (1,570.48mm) | 45.14" (1,146.56mm) |
16.69" (423.92mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1957 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1898 | ||||
|
May 1997–Oct 1998 18-Month |
77.60" (1,971.04mm) | 66.30" (1,684.02mm) |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1965 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1996–Oct 1998 24-Month |
103.59" (2,631.19mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
13.34" (338.84mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1995–Oct 1998 36-Month |
157.63" (4,003.80mm) | 135.42" (3,439.67mm) |
22.21" (564.13mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1994–Oct 1998 48-Month |
200.28" (5,087.11mm) | 180.60" (4,587.24mm) |
19.68" (499.87mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
|
Nov 1993–Oct 1998 60-Month |
245.71" (6,241.03mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
19.92" (505.96mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1997 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2009 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/