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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, August 2003
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
August 2003 1-Month |
4.79" (121.67mm) | 4.05" (102.87mm) |
0.74" (18.80mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1984 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1997 | 1955 | ||||
|
Jul–Aug 2003 2-Month |
8.49" (215.65mm) | 7.31" (185.67mm) |
1.18" (29.98mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1907 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1996 | 1927 | ||||
|
Jun–Aug 2003 3-Month |
14.54" (369.32mm) | 10.62" (269.75mm) |
3.92" (99.57mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1949 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1922 | ||||
|
May–Aug 2003 4-Month |
18.11" (459.99mm) | 14.07" (357.38mm) |
4.04" (102.61mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1944 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2006 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Apr–Aug 2003 5-Month |
22.98" (583.69mm) | 18.13" (460.50mm) |
4.85" (123.19mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1999 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2006 | ||||
|
Mar–Aug 2003 6-Month |
28.25" (717.55mm) | 22.34" (567.44mm) |
5.91" (150.11mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1965 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1998 | ||||
|
Feb–Aug 2003 7-Month |
32.42" (823.47mm) | 25.78" (654.81mm) |
6.64" (168.66mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1957 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Jan–Aug 2003 8-Month |
34.75" (882.65mm) | 29.72" (754.89mm) |
5.03" (127.76mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1957 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1998 | ||||
|
Dec 2002–Aug 2003 9-Month |
40.28" (1,023.11mm) | 33.88" (860.55mm) |
6.40" (162.56mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1944 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Nov 2002–Aug 2003 10-Month |
46.23" (1,174.24mm) | 38.03" (965.96mm) |
8.20" (208.28mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1944 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1998 | ||||
|
Oct 2002–Aug 2003 11-Month |
50.26" (1,276.60mm) | 41.56" (1,055.62mm) |
8.70" (220.98mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 2002–Aug 2003 12-Month |
55.63" (1,413.00mm) | 45.16" (1,147.06mm) |
10.47" (265.94mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Mar 2002–Aug 2003 18-Month |
77.35" (1,964.69mm) | 67.43" (1,712.72mm) |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2001–Aug 2003 24-Month |
90.34" (2,294.64mm) | 90.23" (2,291.84mm) |
0.11" (2.80mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2000–Aug 2003 36-Month |
139.67" (3,547.62mm) | 135.44" (3,440.18mm) |
4.23" (107.44mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 1984 | ||||
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Sep 1999–Aug 2003 48-Month |
193.01" (4,902.45mm) | 180.62" (4,587.75mm) |
12.39" (314.70mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2001 | 2009 | ||||
|
Sep 1998–Aug 2003 60-Month |
230.90" (5,864.86mm) | 225.77" (5,734.56mm) |
5.13" (130.30mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2002 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/