Rhode Island Drought Periods

Periods of 2 or More Months of Severe or Extreme Drought

-- All Climate Division --
Drought Periods Duration Lowest PDSI
5/1911 - 6/1911 2 months -3.23 in 6/1911
2/1925 - 9/1925 8 months -3.96 in 4/1925
5/1930 - 12/1930 8 months -3.99 in 9/1930
12/1943 - 2/1944 3 months -3.48 in 2/1944
5/1944 - 10/1944 6 months -4.25 in 8/1944
2/1947 - 3/1947 2 months -3.13 in 2/1947
10/1949 - 2/1950 5 months -3.80 in 12/1949
7/1957 - 11/1957 5 months -3.87 in 9/1957
7/1965 - 8/1966 14 months -4.54 in 4/1966
1/1967 - 2/1967 2 months -3.14 in 2/1967
2/1985 - 4/1985 3 months -3.75 in 4/1985

Based on the monthly Palmer Drought Severity Index as computed by the National Climatic Data Center.
Period of record: January 1895 through March 2006