Statewide Rankings
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, February 1979
Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 1979 1-Month |
4.12" (104.65mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
0.68" (17.27mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: |
1987 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2008 | ||||
Jan– 2-Month |
16.05" (407.67mm) | 7.38" (187.45mm) |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: |
1980 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1979 | ||||
Dec 1978– 3-Month |
20.75" (527.05mm) | 11.53" (292.86mm) |
9.22" (234.19mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: |
1980 |
1st Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1979 | ||||
Nov 1978– 4-Month |
23.58" (598.93mm) | 15.69" (398.53mm) |
7.89" (200.40mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date |
1984 | ||||
Oct 1978– 5-Month |
27.16" (689.86mm) | 19.22" (488.19mm) |
7.94" (201.67mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: |
2002 |
6th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2006 | ||||
Sep 1978– 6-Month |
29.34" (745.24mm) | 22.82" (579.63mm) |
6.52" (165.61mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: |
1947 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Aug 1978– 7-Month |
34.86" (885.44mm) | 26.86" (682.24mm) |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1985 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jul 1978– 8-Month |
38.07" (966.98mm) | 30.10" (764.54mm) |
7.97" (202.44mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
12th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Jun 1978– 9-Month |
39.77" (1,010.16mm) | 33.38" (847.85mm) |
6.39" (162.31mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
21st Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
May 1978– 10-Month |
45.44" (1,154.18mm) | 36.84" (935.74mm) |
8.60" (218.44mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Apr 1978– 11-Month |
47.62" (1,209.55mm) | 40.87" (1,038.10mm) |
6.75" (171.45mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: |
1899 | ||||
Mar 1978– 12-Month |
50.78" (1,289.81mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
5.70" (144.78mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
31st Wettest | Wettest since: |
1973 | ||||
Sep 1977– 18-Month |
85.07" (2,160.78mm) | 67.88" (1,724.15mm) |
17.19" (436.63mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: |
1966 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2007 | ||||
Mar 1977– 24-Month |
108.65" (2,759.71mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
18.44" (468.38mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: |
1967 |
10th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2019 | ||||
Mar 1976– 36-Month |
147.64" (3,750.06mm) | 135.37" (3,438.40mm) |
12.27" (311.66mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: |
1967 |
30th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2020 | ||||
Mar 1975– 48-Month |
200.32" (5,088.13mm) | 180.60" (4,587.24mm) |
19.72" (500.89mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: |
1967 |
20th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2012 | ||||
Mar 1974– 60-Month |
245.69" (6,240.53mm) | 225.71" (5,733.03mm) |
19.98" (507.50mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: |
1967 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: |
2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on February 4, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings