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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2017 1-Month |
1.89" (48.01mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
-2.16" (-54.86mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 2007 | 1984 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2017 2-Month |
5.49" (139.45mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
-1.82" (-46.22mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1907 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1927 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jun–Aug 2017 3-Month |
9.24" (234.70mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
-1.38" (-35.05mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1949 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2017 4-Month |
15.57" (395.48mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
1.50" (38.10mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1944 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2006 | ||||
|
Apr–Aug 2017 5-Month |
22.13" (562.10mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1999 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2017 6-Month |
25.85" (656.59mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1965 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2017 7-Month |
28.17" (715.52mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 2017 8-Month |
33.01" (838.45mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
3.29" (83.56mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1957 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–Aug 2017 9-Month |
36.54" (928.12mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
2.66" (67.57mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1944 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–Aug 2017 10-Month |
39.75" (1,009.65mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
1.72" (43.69mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1944 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–Aug 2017 11-Month |
46.07" (1,170.18mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
4.51" (114.56mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–Aug 2017 12-Month |
48.82" (1,240.03mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
3.66" (92.97mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 2016–Aug 2017 18-Month |
65.81" (1,671.57mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
-1.62" (-41.15mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Aug 2017 24-Month |
90.10" (2,288.54mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
-0.13" (-3.30mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2014–Aug 2017 36-Month |
131.60" (3,342.64mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
-3.84" (-97.54mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2013–Aug 2017 48-Month |
174.65" (4,436.11mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
-5.97" (-151.64mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 2012–Aug 2017 60-Month |
220.83" (5,609.08mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
-4.94" (-125.48mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 6, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/