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 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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April 1972 1-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1942 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1969 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1959, 2016 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1972 2-Month |
10.67" (271.02mm) | 8.28" (210.31mm) |
2.39" (60.71mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1915 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1972 3-Month |
16.21" (411.73mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
4.49" (114.04mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 2012 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1972 4-Month |
18.53" (470.66mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
2.87" (72.90mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–Apr 1972 5-Month |
21.27" (540.26mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
1.46" (37.09mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–Apr 1972 6-Month |
27.08" (687.83mm) | 23.96" (608.58mm) |
3.12" (79.25mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–Apr 1972 7-Month |
30.70" (779.78mm) | 27.49" (698.25mm) |
3.21" (81.53mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1971–Apr 1972 8-Month |
32.89" (835.41mm) | 31.09" (789.69mm) |
1.80" (45.72mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–Apr 1972 9-Month |
35.86" (910.84mm) | 35.13" (892.30mm) |
0.73" (18.54mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1985 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
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Jul 1971–Apr 1972 10-Month |
39.38" (1,000.25mm) | 38.37" (974.60mm) |
1.01" (25.65mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2010 | ||||
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Jun 1971–Apr 1972 11-Month |
40.64" (1,032.26mm) | 41.66" (1,058.16mm) |
-1.02" (-25.90mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1971–Apr 1972 12-Month |
44.93" (1,141.22mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
-0.19" (-4.83mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 1970–Apr 1972 18-Month |
67.54" (1,715.52mm) | 69.07" (1,754.38mm) |
-1.53" (-38.86mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1899 | ||||
|
May 1970–Apr 1972 24-Month |
86.94" (2,208.28mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
-3.27" (-83.05mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 1969–Apr 1972 36-Month |
136.11" (3,457.19mm) | 135.40" (3,439.16mm) |
0.71" (18.03mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2007 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
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May 1968–Apr 1972 48-Month |
179.35" (4,555.49mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1967 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2010 | ||||
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May 1967–Apr 1972 60-Month |
227.32" (5,773.93mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1967 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 4, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/