Rhode Island August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in Rhode Island for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in Rhode Island History?

1955 was the wettest August in Rhode Island history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 11.92 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Rhode Island History?

1984 was the driest August in Rhode Island history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.74 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	43	4.45
2022	94	2.54
2021	28	5.26
2020	116	1.78
2019	52	4.04
2018	39	4.54
2017	114	1.89
2016	86	2.85
2015	96	2.53
2014	95	2.54
2013	71	3.32
2012	49	4.17
2011	8	8.16
2010	74	3.20
2009	79	3.08
2008	65	3.43
2007	123	1.55
2006	44	4.44
2005	51	4.10
2004	18	6.18
2003	37	4.79
2002	104	2.24
2001	48	4.22
2000	72	3.30
1999	89	2.74
1998	61	3.50
1997	21	6.09
1996	88	2.79
1995	113	1.96
1994	19	6.16
1993	122	1.62
1992	12	7.15
1991	11	7.37
1990	27	5.42
1989	20	6.15
1988	126	1.33
1987	76	3.14
1986	46	4.31
1985	5	8.52
1984	129	0.74
1983	59	3.69
1982	81	2.97
1981	125	1.35
1980	110	1.99
1979	10	7.57
1978	25	5.52
1977	55	3.80
1976	14	7.13
1975	64	3.46
1974	78	3.09
1973	54	3.87
1972	92	2.63
1971	82	2.97
1970	40	4.51
1969	75	3.15
1968	119	1.68
1967	56	3.80
1966	108	2.19
1965	90	2.74
1964	117	1.78
1963	101	2.40
1962	58	3.77
1961	47	4.23
1960	118	1.76
1959	77	3.11
1958	24	5.55
1957	84	2.87
1956	124	1.42
1955	1	11.92
1954	7	8.19
1953	60	3.53
1952	6	8.51
1951	66	3.42
1950	41	4.50
1949	83	2.94
1948	112	1.97
1947	105	2.23
1946	2	10.60
1945	69	3.36
1944	121	1.64
1943	107	2.21
1942	31	5.13
1941	93	2.62
1940	128	1.19
1939	17	6.52
1938	62	3.49
1937	34	5.04
1936	33	5.06
1935	120	1.65
1934	103	2.29
1933	45	4.43
1932	29	5.22
1931	35	4.88
1930	102	2.39
1929	53	3.96
1928	100	2.43
1927	3	10.54
1926	42	4.46
1925	87	2.82
1924	13	7.14
1923	99	2.47
1922	4	8.85
1921	98	2.50
1920	85	2.87
1919	15	7.03
1918	97	2.52
1917	26	5.44
1916	109	2.08
1915	16	6.57
1914	80	3.02
1913	68	3.38
1912	38	4.62
1911	30	5.19
1910	73	3.23
1909	91	2.67
1908	22	5.70
1907	127	1.33
1906	111	1.98
1905	50	4.12
1904	23	5.62
1903	32	5.11
1902	115	1.85
1901	67	3.39
1900	106	2.22
1899	63	3.49
1898	9	7.64
1897	36	4.88
1896	70	3.35
1895	57	3.79