Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, March 1985
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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March 1985 1-Month |
2.99" (75.95mm) | 4.21" (106.93mm) |
-1.22" (-30.98mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1915 |
94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1926, 1947 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1985 2-Month |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-2.71" (-68.83mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 2012 |
116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1985 3-Month |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 11.59" (294.39mm) |
-5.54" (-140.72mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 2012 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Dec 1984–Mar 1985 4-Month |
9.29" (235.97mm) | 15.74" (399.80mm) |
-6.45" (-163.83mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1981 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Nov 1984–Mar 1985 5-Month |
11.64" (295.66mm) | 19.90" (505.46mm) |
-8.26" (-209.80mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1984–Mar 1985 6-Month |
15.92" (404.37mm) | 23.43" (595.12mm) |
-7.51" (-190.75mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1947 |
123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Sep 1984–Mar 1985 7-Month |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 27.03" (686.56mm) |
-9.14" (-232.15mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1947 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Aug 1984–Mar 1985 8-Month |
18.63" (473.20mm) | 31.07" (789.18mm) |
-12.44" (-315.98mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
Jul 1984–Mar 1985 9-Month |
24.38" (619.25mm) | 34.31" (871.47mm) |
-9.93" (-252.22mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Jun 1984–Mar 1985 10-Month |
29.80" (756.92mm) | 37.60" (955.04mm) |
-7.80" (-198.12mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
May 1984–Mar 1985 11-Month |
37.51" (952.75mm) | 41.05" (1,042.67mm) |
-3.54" (-89.92mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Apr 1984–Mar 1985 12-Month |
42.18" (1,071.37mm) | 45.08" (1,145.03mm) |
-2.90" (-73.66mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Oct 1983–Mar 1985 18-Month |
77.42" (1,966.47mm) | 68.51" (1,740.15mm) |
8.91" (226.32mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
Apr 1983–Mar 1985 24-Month |
102.31" (2,598.67mm) | 90.18" (2,290.57mm) |
12.13" (308.10mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Apr 1982–Mar 1985 36-Month |
156.75" (3,981.45mm) | 135.38" (3,438.65mm) |
21.37" (542.80mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1967 |
13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2020 | ||||
Apr 1981–Mar 1985 48-Month |
201.25" (5,111.75mm) | 180.61" (4,587.49mm) |
20.64" (524.26mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1967 |
19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2010 | ||||
Apr 1980–Mar 1985 60-Month |
235.70" (5,986.78mm) | 225.70" (5,732.78mm) |
10.00" (254.00mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1967 |
46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 9, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/