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, March 1960
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1960 1-Month |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
-1.07" (-27.17mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1915 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2010 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1960 2-Month |
8.56" (217.42mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 2012 |
40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2010 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1960 3-Month |
11.88" (301.75mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
0.29" (7.36mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2012 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
Dec 1959–Mar 1960 4-Month |
16.27" (413.26mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
0.53" (13.46mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1981 |
54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
Nov 1959–Mar 1960 5-Month |
21.04" (534.42mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
1.14" (28.96mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1959–Mar 1960 6-Month |
26.52" (673.61mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
3.09" (78.49mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1947 |
32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 1959–Mar 1960 7-Month |
27.50" (698.50mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
0.47" (11.94mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1947 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1959–Mar 1960 8-Month |
30.61" (777.49mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
-0.46" (-11.69mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1959–Mar 1960 9-Month |
36.10" (916.94mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
1.79" (45.47mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
Jun 1959–Mar 1960 10-Month |
41.81" (1,061.97mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
4.21" (106.93mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
May 1959–Mar 1960 11-Month |
43.55" (1,106.17mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
Apr 1959–Mar 1960 12-Month |
47.54" (1,207.52mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
2.46" (62.49mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1958–Mar 1960 18-Month |
67.38" (1,711.45mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2007 | ||||
Apr 1958–Mar 1960 24-Month |
96.69" (2,455.93mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
6.51" (165.36mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Apr 1957–Mar 1960 36-Month |
137.15" (3,483.61mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
1.77" (44.96mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1967 |
63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1956–Mar 1960 48-Month |
173.42" (4,404.87mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
-7.19" (-182.62mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1967 |
93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2010 | ||||
Apr 1955–Mar 1960 60-Month |
229.03" (5,817.36mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
3.33" (84.58mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1967 |
64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 3, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/