WETTESTSINCE
Rhode Island · precipitation record 1904–2026

Providence, RI

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2023
5.17in
12th wettest of 122 years · normal 2.71"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.39" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 9.46"
1.39in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 121 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.17in
12th wettest of 122 yrs
191% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.74in
53rd wettest of 122 yrs
105% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.94in
53rd driest of 122 yrs
96% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.31in
on Aug 4, 1979 · in 123 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 34 days (to Nov 11, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

96%
22.94" of a normal 23.84" · wettest 43.4" (2024) · driest 13.93" (1957)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 121-year record (1905–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.73" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198367.52in
2197265.06in
3201863.49in
4202462.25in
5197958.19in

Driest Years on Record

1196525.44in
2191429.5in
3195730.08in
4194330.25in
5193030.97in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~3.76") and driest in Aug (~2.9"). Wettest calendar month ever: Mar 2010, 16.34".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Providence — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.42in
set in 1941

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 121 years had measurable rain
1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.39″1911: 2.07″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.25″1914: 0.83″1915: 0.16″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.01″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.03″1922: 0.12″1923: 0.11″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.09″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.03″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.16″1940: 0.00″1941: 2.42″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.22″1948: 1.06″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.15″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.28″1955: 0.39″1956: 0.01″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.07″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.13″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.36″1967: 0.62″1968: 0.38″1969: 0.14″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.98″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.10″1989: 0.23″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.11″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.02″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.66″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.17″2007: 0.07″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.09″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.10″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.04″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.45″2021: 0.10″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.32″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Providence's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Providence, RI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Providence's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Providence, RI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:52 AM
Daylight14h 31m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.72°N, 71.43°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA37 mi NEWorcester, MA44 mi NWBoston, MA49 mi NEHartford, CT65 mi WWestfield, MA72 mi WManchester, NH83 mi N

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