Statewide areal climate 1951–2025
Rhode Island
A 49.9" / 51.1°F normal · 2025 ran 90% of normal precipitation. 5 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 79% (21.87") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 16th driest start of 76 years. Temperature -0.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →
Normal (1996–2025)
49.9in
annual precipitation · 51.1°F
2025 vs Normal
90%
44.7" · 51.1°F (+0 vs normal)
Wettest Year
63.5in
1972
Driest Year
28.2in
1965
Biggest Rain Day
5.65in
Oct 15 · 2005
Warmest Year
52.9°F
2012
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry
Every county in Rhode Island by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Monthly Climate
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—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Counties (5)
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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