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 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2016 1-Month |
3.99" (101.35mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
-0.07" (-1.77mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1942 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1959, 1972 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 2016 2-Month |
6.65" (168.91mm) | 8.28" (210.31mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1915 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 2015 | ||||||
|
Feb–Apr 2016 3-Month |
11.91" (302.51mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
0.19" (4.82mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2012 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 2016 4-Month |
15.11" (383.79mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1985 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–Apr 2016 5-Month |
20.33" (516.38mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
0.52" (13.21mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1985 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2015–Apr 2016 6-Month |
22.92" (582.17mm) | 23.96" (608.58mm) |
-1.04" (-26.41mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1985 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2015–Apr 2016 7-Month |
26.94" (684.28mm) | 27.49" (698.25mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1966 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2015–Apr 2016 8-Month |
30.94" (785.88mm) | 31.09" (789.69mm) |
-0.15" (-3.81mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1985 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2015–Apr 2016 9-Month |
33.47" (850.14mm) | 35.13" (892.30mm) |
-1.66" (-42.16mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1985 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–Apr 2016 10-Month |
36.59" (929.39mm) | 38.37" (974.60mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1966 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–Apr 2016 11-Month |
41.93" (1,065.02mm) | 41.66" (1,058.16mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1966 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2015–Apr 2016 12-Month |
42.96" (1,091.18mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
-2.16" (-54.87mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1966 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 2014–Apr 2016 18-Month |
67.14" (1,705.36mm) | 69.07" (1,754.38mm) |
-1.93" (-49.02mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1899 | ||||
|
May 2014–Apr 2016 24-Month |
85.21" (2,164.33mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
-5.00" (-127.00mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 2013–Apr 2016 36-Month |
135.46" (3,440.68mm) | 135.40" (3,439.16mm) |
0.06" (1.52mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1967 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 2012–Apr 2016 48-Month |
178.43" (4,532.12mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-2.21" (-56.14mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1967 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2011–Apr 2016 60-Month |
228.57" (5,805.68mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
2.79" (70.87mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1996 | 1967 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/