Rhode Island December Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of December in 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 December in Rhode Island History?

1901 was the wettest December in Rhode Island history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.48 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Rhode Island History?

1955 was the driest December in Rhode Island history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.80 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	9	7.42
2022	18	6.30
2021	117	1.97
2020	5	7.98
2019	10	7.30
2018	51	4.66
2017	98	2.78
2016	77	3.53
2015	35	5.22
2014	26	6.01
2013	58	4.21
2012	29	5.82
2011	64	3.99
2010	60	4.20
2009	25	6.03
2008	6	7.61
2007	43	5.07
2006	114	2.28
2005	59	4.21
2004	44	5.01
2003	33	5.44
2002	32	5.53
2001	104	2.71
2000	48	4.74
1999	100	2.76
1998	122	1.53
1997	87	3.19
1996	8	7.55
1995	108	2.56
1994	45	4.90
1993	20	6.18
1992	11	7.13
1991	92	3.05
1990	36	5.21
1989	125	1.36
1988	126	1.34
1987	99	2.78
1986	7	7.60
1985	127	1.24
1984	86	3.24
1983	22	6.14
1982	116	2.01
1981	14	6.70
1980	123	1.50
1979	118	1.91
1978	50	4.70
1977	15	6.45
1976	82	3.41
1975	46	4.85
1974	49	4.72
1973	4	8.28
1972	12	7.08
1971	101	2.74
1970	68	3.79
1969	2	9.47
1968	19	6.21
1967	13	6.84
1966	105	2.69
1965	121	1.63
1964	38	5.19
1963	111	2.53
1962	88	3.17
1961	79	3.44
1960	61	4.18
1959	56	4.39
1958	119	1.69
1957	23	6.09
1956	42	5.08
1955	129	0.80
1954	28	5.90
1953	34	5.34
1952	72	3.69
1951	47	4.82
1950	69	3.79
1949	106	2.66
1948	112	2.50
1947	80	3.42
1946	74	3.66
1945	17	6.37
1944	90	3.11
1943	124	1.41
1942	31	5.72
1941	83	3.34
1940	107	2.66
1939	91	3.10
1938	71	3.71
1937	78	3.50
1936	3	9.36
1935	128	1.19
1934	66	3.88
1933	76	3.54
1932	115	2.10
1931	85	3.33
1930	93	3.04
1929	52	4.49
1928	95	2.85
1927	30	5.75
1926	70	3.79
1925	41	5.13
1924	109	2.54
1923	24	6.04
1922	75	3.62
1921	103	2.73
1920	40	5.14
1919	96	2.81
1918	62	4.12
1917	94	3.04
1916	84	3.34
1915	37	5.21
1914	54	4.45
1913	57	4.31
1912	27	5.94
1911	65	3.90
1910	102	2.74
1909	73	3.68
1908	63	4.10
1907	21	6.18
1906	55	4.43
1905	53	4.49
1904	67	3.84
1903	81	3.42
1902	16	6.40
1901	1	9.48
1900	97	2.80
1899	120	1.66
1898	110	2.54
1897	39	5.17
1896	113	2.33
1895	89	3.16