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 February 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, March 1976
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1976 1-Month |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1915 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1976 2-Month |
6.14" (155.96mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-1.51" (-38.35mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 2012 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1897 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1976 3-Month |
12.42" (315.47mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1974 | 2012 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1975–Mar 1976 4-Month |
17.27" (438.66mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1981 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Mar 1976 5-Month |
23.69" (601.73mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
3.79" (96.27mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1985 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1975–Mar 1976 6-Month |
29.10" (739.14mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
5.67" (144.02mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1947 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1975–Mar 1976 7-Month |
35.56" (903.22mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
8.53" (216.66mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1947 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1908 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1975–Mar 1976 8-Month |
39.02" (991.11mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
7.95" (201.93mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1985 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1975–Mar 1976 9-Month |
42.49" (1,079.25mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
8.18" (207.78mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–Mar 1976 10-Month |
46.79" (1,188.47mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
9.19" (233.43mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1975–Mar 1976 11-Month |
49.45" (1,256.03mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
8.40" (213.36mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1976 12-Month |
52.64" (1,337.06mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
7.56" (192.03mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1974–Mar 1976 18-Month |
75.25" (1,911.35mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
6.74" (171.20mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1976 24-Month |
96.74" (2,457.20mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
6.56" (166.63mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1966 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Mar 1976 36-Month |
149.33" (3,792.98mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
13.95" (354.33mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1972–Mar 1976 48-Month |
208.48" (5,295.39mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
27.87" (707.90mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1967 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1971–Mar 1976 60-Month |
251.96" (6,399.78mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
26.26" (667.00mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1975 | 1967 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2020, retrieved on April 6, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/