Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, February 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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February 1973 1-Month |
3.43" (87.12mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1968 | 1987 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2008 | ||||
|
Jan–Feb 1973 2-Month |
6.95" (176.53mm) | 7.38" (187.45mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1980 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–Feb 1973 3-Month |
14.03" (356.36mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1980 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–Feb 1973 4-Month |
22.08" (560.83mm) | 15.69" (398.53mm) |
6.39" (162.30mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–Feb 1973 5-Month |
26.30" (668.02mm) | 19.22" (488.19mm) |
7.08" (179.83mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 2002 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–Feb 1973 6-Month |
32.14" (816.36mm) | 22.82" (579.63mm) |
9.32" (236.73mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1947 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–Feb 1973 7-Month |
34.77" (883.16mm) | 26.86" (682.24mm) |
7.91" (200.92mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1985 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–Feb 1973 8-Month |
37.93" (963.42mm) | 30.09" (764.29mm) |
7.84" (199.13mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–Feb 1973 9-Month |
45.99" (1,168.15mm) | 33.38" (847.85mm) |
12.61" (320.30mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1972–Feb 1973 10-Month |
51.89" (1,318.01mm) | 36.84" (935.74mm) |
15.05" (382.27mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
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Apr 1972–Feb 1973 11-Month |
55.88" (1,419.35mm) | 40.87" (1,038.10mm) |
15.01" (381.25mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1899 | ||||
|
Mar 1972–Feb 1973 12-Month |
62.56" (1,589.02mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
17.48" (443.99mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
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Sep 1971–Feb 1973 18-Month |
84.78" (2,153.41mm) | 67.88" (1,724.15mm) |
16.90" (429.26mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2007 | ||||
|
Mar 1971–Feb 1973 24-Month |
102.63" (2,606.80mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
12.42" (315.47mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1970–Feb 1973 36-Month |
147.49" (3,746.25mm) | 135.37" (3,438.40mm) |
12.12" (307.85mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2020 | ||||
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Mar 1969–Feb 1973 48-Month |
195.89" (4,975.61mm) | 180.60" (4,587.24mm) |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
|
Mar 1968–Feb 1973 60-Month |
240.82" (6,116.83mm) | 225.71" (5,733.03mm) |
15.11" (383.80mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/