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Providence, RI

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
28.3in
year to date · normal 26.75"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 121 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.11in
23rd wettest of 122 yrs
177% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.12in
25th wettest of 122 yrs
136% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
28.3in
50th wettest of 122 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.31in
on Aug 4, 1979 · in 123 years

Dry Streak

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

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
28.3" of a normal 26.75" · wettest 47.88" (2024) · driest 16.0" (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 Aug 24 ever

3.62in
set in 1927

Rain on Aug 24

28%
of 121 years had measurable rain
1905: 0.18″1906: 0.01″1907: 0.31″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.07″1917: 0.01″1918: 0.00″1919: 1.33″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.13″1927: 3.62″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.53″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.21″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.03″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.02″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.05″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.50″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.09″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.24″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.21″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.25″1959: 0.38″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.67″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.04″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.18″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.36″1978: 0.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.06″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.09″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.80″1989: 0.00″1990: 1.15″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.39″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.09″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.31″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.46″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.11″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″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

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:31 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight13h 27m
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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