Average Precipitation in Rhode Island by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Rhode Island for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in Rhode Island History?

1972 was the wettest year in Rhode Island history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 63.5 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Rhode Island History?

1965 was the driest year in Rhode Island history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 28.2 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	9	56.8
2022	49	47.0
2021	33	49.8
2020	74	44.5
2019	7	57.1
2018	2	63.2
2017	36	49.1
2016	102	41.3
2015	104	40.9
2014	47	47.2
2013	87	43.2
2012	103	41.1
2011	6	57.5
2010	20	53.3
2009	19	54.0
2008	10	56.7
2007	75	44.5
2006	11	56.7
2005	5	57.8
2004	45	47.6
2003	23	53.0
2002	46	47.5
2001	86	43.2
2000	38	48.8
1999	59	46.0
1998	13	56.4
1997	105	40.9
1996	12	56.5
1995	112	40.2
1994	58	46.0
1993	82	43.8
1992	42	48.1
1991	53	46.7
1990	32	50.0
1989	15	55.0
1988	89	43.0
1987	90	42.9
1986	39	48.6
1985	93	42.3
1984	30	50.7
1983	3	63.0
1982	37	48.9
1981	111	40.3
1980	123	37.4
1979	14	55.8
1978	57	46.2
1977	24	52.8
1976	98	41.7
1975	22	53.3
1974	91	42.8
1973	29	51.1
1972	1	63.5
1971	113	39.9
1970	84	43.5
1969	40	48.5
1968	88	43.1
1967	41	48.2
1966	122	37.4
1965	129	28.2
1964	120	38.0
1963	119	38.2
1962	65	45.3
1961	54	46.4
1960	69	45.1
1959	48	47.2
1958	26	52.3
1957	127	32.8
1956	77	44.2
1955	31	50.1
1954	16	54.5
1953	8	56.8
1952	99	41.7
1951	64	45.3
1950	116	39.2
1949	124	35.0
1948	61	45.7
1947	97	42.0
1946	115	39.7
1945	71	44.9
1944	107	40.7
1943	125	34.5
1942	44	47.6
1941	128	32.6
1940	83	43.7
1939	101	41.4
1938	25	52.6
1937	60	46.0
1936	17	54.4
1935	118	38.6
1934	80	43.9
1933	52	46.9
1932	35	49.2
1931	100	41.5
1930	126	33.0
1929	62	45.5
1928	114	39.8
1927	27	51.9
1926	92	42.4
1925	78	44.0
1924	109	40.3
1923	43	48.1
1922	51	46.9
1921	96	42.0
1920	28	51.2
1919	21	53.3
1918	108	40.6
1917	94	42.3
1916	68	45.1
1915	85	43.5
1914	121	37.7
1913	66	45.2
1912	73	44.7
1911	81	43.8
1910	117	38.6
1909	95	42.2
1908	106	40.8
1907	63	45.4
1906	56	46.4
1905	110	40.3
1904	70	45.1
1903	50	47.0
1902	67	45.2
1901	18	54.3
1900	55	46.4
1899	79	43.9
1898	4	60.2
1897	34	49.4
1896	76	44.3
1895	72	44.8