Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, March 1981
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
March 1981 1-Month |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
-3.38" (-85.85mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1915 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month |
6.73" (170.94mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-0.92" (-23.37mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 2012 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month |
7.61" (193.29mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
-3.98" (-101.10mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2012 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-6.63" (-168.41mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month |
12.97" (329.44mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
-6.93" (-176.02mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month |
17.33" (440.18mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
-6.10" (-154.94mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1947 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month |
18.25" (463.55mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-8.78" (-223.01mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1947 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month |
20.24" (514.10mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
-10.83" (-275.08mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1985 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month |
23.90" (607.06mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
-10.41" (-264.41mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month |
27.21" (691.13mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
-10.39" (-263.91mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month |
28.93" (734.82mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
-12.12" (-307.85mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month |
34.45" (875.03mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
-10.63" (-270.00mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month |
55.24" (1,403.10mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
-13.27" (-337.05mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2007 | ||||
|
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month |
81.98" (2,082.29mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
-8.20" (-208.28mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1966 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month |
132.39" (3,362.71mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
-2.99" (-75.94mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1967 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
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Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month |
187.80" (4,770.12mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
7.19" (182.63mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
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Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month |
229.10" (5,819.14mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
3.40" (86.36mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1967 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/