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 2021
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2021 1-Month |
3.49" (88.65mm) | 4.06" (103.12mm) |
-0.57" (-14.47mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1942 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1960 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 2021 2-Month |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 8.28" (210.31mm) |
-1.99" (-50.54mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1915 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 2021 3-Month |
9.93" (252.22mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 2012 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1962 | ||||||
|
Jan–Apr 2021 4-Month |
12.22" (310.39mm) | 15.66" (397.76mm) |
-3.44" (-87.37mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1985 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–Apr 2021 5-Month |
20.20" (513.08mm) | 19.81" (503.17mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1985 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 2020–Apr 2021 6-Month |
25.58" (649.73mm) | 23.96" (608.58mm) |
1.62" (41.15mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2020–Apr 2021 7-Month |
31.39" (797.31mm) | 27.49" (698.25mm) |
3.90" (99.06mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2020–Apr 2021 8-Month |
32.56" (827.02mm) | 31.09" (789.69mm) |
1.47" (37.33mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2020–Apr 2021 9-Month |
34.34" (872.24mm) | 35.13" (892.30mm) |
-0.79" (-20.06mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Jul 2020–Apr 2021 10-Month |
36.07" (916.18mm) | 38.37" (974.60mm) |
-2.30" (-58.42mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1966 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–Apr 2021 11-Month |
38.91" (988.31mm) | 41.66" (1,058.16mm) |
-2.75" (-69.85mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2020–Apr 2021 12-Month |
42.08" (1,068.83mm) | 45.12" (1,146.05mm) |
-3.04" (-77.22mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
|
Nov 2019–Apr 2021 18-Month |
67.16" (1,705.86mm) | 69.07" (1,754.38mm) |
-1.91" (-48.52mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1899 | ||||
|
May 2019–Apr 2021 24-Month |
93.39" (2,372.11mm) | 90.21" (2,291.33mm) |
3.18" (80.78mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1966 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 2018–Apr 2021 36-Month |
154.66" (3,928.36mm) | 135.40" (3,439.16mm) |
19.26" (489.20mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1967 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2007 | ||||
|
May 2017–Apr 2021 48-Month |
208.70" (5,300.98mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
28.06" (712.72mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1967 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 2016–Apr 2021 60-Month |
252.29" (6,408.17mm) | 225.78" (5,734.81mm) |
26.51" (673.36mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 2019 | 1967 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 5, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/