Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, March 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1959 1-Month |
5.90" (149.86mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1915 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1959 2-Month |
9.19" (233.43mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2012 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1959 3-Month |
11.58" (294.13mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2012 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–Mar 1959 4-Month |
13.27" (337.06mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-2.47" (-62.74mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1981 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–Mar 1959 5-Month |
16.42" (417.07mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
-3.48" (-88.39mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1985 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–Mar 1959 6-Month |
19.84" (503.94mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
-3.59" (-91.18mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1947 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–Mar 1959 7-Month |
24.88" (631.95mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1947 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1958–Mar 1959 8-Month |
30.43" (772.92mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
-0.64" (-16.26mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1985 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Jul 1958–Mar 1959 9-Month |
35.24" (895.10mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
0.93" (23.63mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–Mar 1959 10-Month |
37.69" (957.33mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
0.09" (2.29mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1958–Mar 1959 11-Month |
41.94" (1,065.28mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
0.89" (22.61mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1958–Mar 1959 12-Month |
49.15" (1,248.41mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
4.07" (103.38mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1957–Mar 1959 18-Month |
77.15" (1,959.61mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
8.64" (219.46mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1957–Mar 1959 24-Month |
89.61" (2,276.09mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1956–Mar 1959 36-Month |
125.88" (3,197.35mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
-9.50" (-241.30mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1967 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1955–Mar 1959 48-Month |
181.49" (4,609.85mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
0.88" (22.36mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1967 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1954–Mar 1959 60-Month |
236.08" (5,996.43mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
10.38" (263.65mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1967 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/