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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, April 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1956 1-Month |
3.24" (82.30mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
-0.82" (-20.82mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1942 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1955 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–Apr 1956 2-Month |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 8.28" (210.31mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1915 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1956 3-Month |
13.47" (342.14mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
1.75" (44.45mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2012 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1956 4-Month |
18.21" (462.53mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
2.55" (64.77mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1955–Apr 1956 5-Month |
19.01" (482.85mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
-0.80" (-20.32mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1955–Apr 1956 6-Month |
24.18" (614.17mm) | 23.96" (608.58mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2015, 2017 | ||||||
|
Oct 1955–Apr 1956 7-Month |
31.95" (811.53mm) | 27.49" (698.25mm) |
4.46" (113.28mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1955–Apr 1956 8-Month |
35.92" (912.37mm) | 31.09" (789.69mm) |
4.83" (122.68mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1955–Apr 1956 9-Month |
47.84" (1,215.14mm) | 35.13" (892.30mm) |
12.71" (322.84mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1985 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1955–Apr 1956 10-Month |
50.84" (1,291.34mm) | 38.37" (974.60mm) |
12.47" (316.74mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2010 | ||||
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Jun 1955–Apr 1956 11-Month |
54.02" (1,372.11mm) | 41.66" (1,058.16mm) |
12.36" (313.95mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1955–Apr 1956 12-Month |
55.56" (1,411.22mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
10.44" (265.17mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–Apr 1956 18-Month |
79.28" (2,013.71mm) | 69.07" (1,754.38mm) |
10.21" (259.33mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1899 | ||||
| Ties: 2022 | ||||||
|
May 1954–Apr 1956 24-Month |
108.41" (2,753.61mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
18.20" (462.28mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2007 | ||||
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May 1953–Apr 1956 36-Month |
154.48" (3,923.79mm) | 135.40" (3,439.16mm) |
19.08" (484.63mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1967 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 1952–Apr 1956 48-Month |
204.90" (5,204.46mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1967 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1951–Apr 1956 60-Month |
250.86" (6,371.84mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
25.08" (637.03mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1967 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 30, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/