Rhode Island, Precipitation Rankings, March 1979 1901-2000 Inches 1 2.79 4.21 -1.42 28 102 1915 2010 1966 1978 bottom-third 2 6.91 7.65 -0.74 56 74 2012 2010 1978 1977 normal 3 18.84 11.59 7.25 127 3 2012 2010 1978 1953 top-tenth 4 23.54 15.74 7.80 125 4 1981 2010 1978 1903 top-tenth 5 26.37 19.90 6.47 122 7 1985 2010 1978 1970 top-tenth 6 29.95 23.43 6.52 120 9 1947 2010 1977 1978 top-tenth 7 32.13 27.03 5.10 107 22 1947 2019 1977 1978 top-third 8 37.65 31.07 6.58 113 16 1985 2019 1977 1978 top-third 9 40.86 34.31 6.55 108 21 1966 2010 1977 1978 top-third 10 42.56 37.60 4.96 98 31 1966 2010 1977 1978 top-third 11 48.23 41.05 7.18 106 23 1966 2010 1977 1978 top-third 1898 12 50.41 45.08 5.33 96 33 1966 2010 1977 1978 top-third 18 82.02 68.51 13.51 117 11 1966 2007 1978 1974 top-tenth 24 105.82 90.18 15.64 113 15 1966 2010 1978 1974 top-third 36 147.12 135.38 11.74 96 31 1967 2020 1977 1978 top-third 48 199.76 180.61 19.15 103 23 1967 2010 1978 1976 top-third 60 243.86 225.70 18.16 98 27 1967 2010 1975 1978 top-third