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Rhode Island

Precipitation Rankings, January 1979

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Period Value 1901-2000
Mean		 Anomaly Rank
(1895-2023)		 Wettest/Driest
Since		 Record
January 1979
1-Month 		11.93"
(303.02mm)		 3.94"
(100.08mm)		 7.99"
(202.94mm)		 129th Driest
Driest since:
 1955
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1979
Dec 1978–Jan 1979
2-Month 		16.63"
(422.40mm)		 8.09"
(205.49mm)		 8.54"
(216.91mm)		 128th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
1st Wettest
Wettest to Date
 1979
Nov 1978–Jan 1979
3-Month 		19.46"
(494.28mm)		 12.25"
(311.15mm)		 7.21"
(183.13mm)		 126th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
3rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
 2019
Oct 1978–Jan 1979
4-Month 		23.04"
(585.22mm)		 15.78"
(400.81mm)		 7.26"
(184.41mm)		 123rd Driest
Driest since:
 2002
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2006
Sep 1978–Jan 1979
5-Month 		25.22"
(640.59mm)		 19.38"
(492.25mm)		 5.84"
(148.34mm)		 117th Driest
Driest since:
 2002
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Aug 1978–Jan 1979
6-Month 		30.74"
(780.80mm)		 23.42"
(594.87mm)		 7.32"
(185.93mm)		 119th Driest
Driest since:
 1981
10th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jul 1978–Jan 1979
7-Month 		33.95"
(862.33mm)		 26.66"
(677.16mm)		 7.29"
(185.17mm)		 115th Driest
Driest since:
 1966
14th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Jun 1978–Jan 1979
8-Month 		35.65"
(905.51mm)		 29.94"
(760.48mm)		 5.71"
(145.03mm)		 107th Driest
Driest since:
 1966
22nd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
May 1978–Jan 1979
9-Month 		41.32"
(1,049.53mm)		 33.40"
(848.36mm)		 7.92"
(201.17mm)		 113th Driest
Driest since:
 1966
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2007
Apr 1978–Jan 1979
10-Month 		43.50"
(1,104.90mm)		 37.43"
(950.72mm)		 6.07"
(154.18mm)		 102nd Driest
Driest since:
 1966
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2019
Mar 1978–Jan 1979
11-Month 		46.66"
(1,185.16mm)		 41.65"
(1,057.91mm)		 5.01"
(127.25mm)		 96th Driest
Driest since:
 1966
33rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 1973
Feb 1978–Jan 1979
12-Month 		49.10"
(1,247.14mm)		 45.12"
(1,146.05mm)		 3.98"
(101.09mm)		 93rd Driest
Driest since:
 1966
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1973
Aug 1977–Jan 1979
18-Month 		84.75"
(2,152.65mm)		 68.49"
(1,739.65mm)		 16.26"
(413.00mm)		 122nd Driest
Driest since:
 1966
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2007
Feb 1977–Jan 1979
24-Month 		107.26"
(2,724.40mm)		 90.25"
(2,292.35mm)		 17.01"
(432.05mm)		 116th Driest
Driest since:
 1967
12th Wettest
Wettest since:
 1974
Feb 1976–Jan 1979
36-Month 		146.35"
(3,717.29mm)		 135.41"
(3,439.41mm)		 10.94"
(277.88mm)		 91st Driest
Driest since:
 1967
36th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2020
Feb 1975–Jan 1979
48-Month 		199.66"
(5,071.36mm)		 180.63"
(4,588.00mm)		 19.03"
(483.36mm)		 103rd Driest
Driest since:
 1967
23rd Wettest
Wettest since:
 2012
Feb 1974–Jan 1979
60-Month 		244.30"
(6,205.22mm)		 225.78"
(5,734.81mm)		 18.52"
(470.41mm)		 95th Driest
Driest since:
 1967
30th Wettest
Wettest since:
 2010

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