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 June 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, March 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 2020 1-Month |
4.46" (113.28mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
0.25" (6.35mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1915 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 2020 2-Month |
7.76" (197.10mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 2012 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 2020 3-Month |
9.26" (235.20mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
-2.33" (-59.19mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 2012 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 2019–Mar 2020 4-Month |
16.56" (420.62mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
0.82" (20.82mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1981 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Mar 2020 5-Month |
19.68" (499.87mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
-0.22" (-5.59mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1985 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 2019–Mar 2020 6-Month |
26.73" (678.94mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1947 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 2019–Mar 2020 7-Month |
28.36" (720.34mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1947 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2019–Mar 2020 8-Month |
32.40" (822.96mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1985 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Mar 2020 9-Month |
37.06" (941.32mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 39th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 2001 | ||||||
|
Jun 2019–Mar 2020 10-Month |
41.86" (1,063.24mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
4.26" (108.20mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2019–Mar 2020 11-Month |
45.91" (1,166.11mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
4.86" (123.44mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 2019–Mar 2020 12-Month |
52.99" (1,345.95mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
7.91" (200.92mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–Mar 2020 18-Month |
87.19" (2,214.63mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
18.68" (474.48mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 2018–Mar 2020 24-Month |
112.58" (2,859.53mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
22.40" (568.96mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 2017–Mar 2020 36-Month |
167.78" (4,261.61mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
32.40" (822.96mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1967 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 2016–Mar 2020 48-Month |
208.80" (5,303.52mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
28.19" (716.03mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1967 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 2015–Mar 2020 60-Month |
250.27" (6,356.86mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
24.57" (624.08mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1967 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2020, retrieved on July 15, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/