Annual Rhode Island rainfall

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Block Island, southern Rhode Island, 39.79"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: North Foster, western Rhode Island, 53.17"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: North Foster, western Rhode Island, 55.5"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - Westerly, southwestern Rhode Island, 12.13"

State precipitation record for 1 year - Kingston, southern Rhode Island, 70.21

State snowfall record for 24 hours - North Foster, western Rhode Island, 2/8-9/1945, 34.0"

State snow record for 1 season - North Foster, western Rhode Island, 129.1"

Historic flooding occurred in Rhode Island during March 2010. 16.32" of rain fell on Providence, which is the  
most rain recorded in any month, beating the previous record of 15.38" set in October 2005. The Pawtuxet 
River flooding exceeded all-time records, which date back to 1939

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Snow Annual	Avg. days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days
Block Island	39.79	20.5	108	29	0
Providence	46.45	36.5	124	21	1
State Average - 47.98", 13th wettest in the U.S.