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 January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, January 1901
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 1901 1-Month |
2.21" (56.13mm) | 3.94" (100.08mm) |
-1.73" (-43.95mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1896 | 1955 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1979 | ||||
| Ties: 1971 | ||||||
|
Dec 1900–Jan 1901 2-Month |
5.01" (127.25mm) | 8.09" (205.49mm) |
-3.08" (-78.24mm) | 10th Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1900–Jan 1901 3-Month |
10.20" (259.08mm) | 12.25" (311.15mm) |
-2.05" (-52.07mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1981 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Oct 1900–Jan 1901 4-Month |
14.09" (357.89mm) | 15.78" (400.81mm) |
-1.69" (-42.92mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2006 | ||||
|
Sep 1900–Jan 1901 5-Month |
17.42" (442.47mm) | 19.38" (492.25mm) |
-1.96" (-49.78mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Aug 1900–Jan 1901 6-Month |
19.64" (498.86mm) | 23.42" (594.87mm) |
-3.78" (-96.01mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1981 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1900–Jan 1901 7-Month |
22.26" (565.40mm) | 26.66" (677.16mm) |
-4.40" (-111.76mm) | 18th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 109th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1900–Jan 1901 8-Month |
24.42" (620.27mm) | 29.94" (760.48mm) |
-5.52" (-140.21mm) | 10th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1900–Jan 1901 9-Month |
29.33" (744.98mm) | 33.40" (848.36mm) |
-4.07" (-103.38mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1900–Jan 1901 10-Month |
31.99" (812.55mm) | 37.43" (950.72mm) |
-5.44" (-138.17mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar 1900–Jan 1901 11-Month |
37.29" (947.17mm) | 41.65" (1,057.91mm) |
-4.36" (-110.74mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb 1900–Jan 1901 12-Month |
44.11" (1,120.39mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
-1.01" (-25.66mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1973 | ||||
|
Aug 1899–Jan 1901 18-Month |
64.62" (1,641.35mm) | 68.49" (1,739.65mm) |
-3.87" (-98.30mm) | 37th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2007 | ||||
|
Feb 1899–Jan 1901 24-Month |
87.44" (2,220.98mm) | 90.25" (2,292.35mm) |
-2.81" (-71.37mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1967 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1974 | ||||
|
Feb 1898–Jan 1901 36-Month |
147.85" (3,755.39mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
12.44" (315.98mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1967 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1897–Jan 1901 48-Month |
197.74" (5,022.60mm) | 180.63" (4,588.00mm) |
17.11" (434.60mm) | 100th Driest | Driest to Date | 1967 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2012 | ||||
|
Feb 1896–Jan 1901 60-Month |
244.27" (6,204.46mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
18.49" (469.65mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1967 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/