Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, April 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1987 1-Month |
8.29" (210.57mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
4.23" (107.45mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1942 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month |
13.05" (331.47mm) | 8.28" (210.31mm) |
4.77" (121.16mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1915 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month |
13.71" (348.23mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
1.99" (50.54mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 2012 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month |
19.24" (488.70mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
3.58" (90.94mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 1983 | ||||
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Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month |
26.84" (681.74mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
7.03" (178.57mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month |
33.73" (856.74mm) | 23.96" (608.58mm) |
9.77" (248.16mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month |
36.54" (928.12mm) | 27.49" (698.25mm) |
9.05" (229.87mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month |
37.50" (952.50mm) | 31.09" (789.69mm) |
6.41" (162.81mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month |
41.81" (1,061.97mm) | 35.13" (892.30mm) |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1985 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month |
47.58" (1,208.53mm) | 38.37" (974.60mm) |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month |
52.14" (1,324.36mm) | 41.66" (1,058.16mm) |
10.48" (266.20mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1983 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month |
54.16" (1,375.66mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
9.04" (229.61mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month |
76.55" (1,944.37mm) | 69.07" (1,754.38mm) |
7.48" (189.99mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1899 | ||||
|
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month |
102.58" (2,605.53mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
12.37" (314.20mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month |
141.61" (3,596.89mm) | 135.40" (3,439.16mm) |
6.21" (157.73mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1967 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month |
195.82" (4,973.83mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
15.18" (385.57mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1967 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month |
256.47" (6,514.34mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
30.69" (779.53mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1967 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1902 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2020, retrieved on February 16, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/