Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1901
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1901 1-Month |
6.79" (172.47mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
3.35" (85.09mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1903 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1901 2-Month |
15.86" (402.84mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
8.35" (212.09mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1942 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1901 3-Month |
23.27" (591.06mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
11.55" (293.37mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1915 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1901 4-Month |
24.26" (616.20mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
9.10" (231.14mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1915 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1901 5-Month |
26.47" (672.34mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
7.37" (187.20mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1941 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1900–May 1901 6-Month |
29.27" (743.46mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
6.02" (152.91mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1941 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1900–May 1901 7-Month |
34.46" (875.28mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
7.05" (179.07mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1985 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1898 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1900–May 1901 8-Month |
38.35" (974.09mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
7.41" (188.21mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1905 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1900–May 1901 9-Month |
41.68" (1,058.67mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
7.14" (181.35mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1900–May 1901 10-Month |
43.90" (1,115.06mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
5.32" (135.13mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1985 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1900–May 1901 11-Month |
46.52" (1,181.61mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 32nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1900–May 1901 12-Month |
48.68" (1,236.47mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
3.58" (90.93mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1899–May 1901 18-Month |
74.52" (1,892.81mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
6.15" (156.21mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1899–May 1901 24-Month |
95.15" (2,416.81mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1897 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1898–May 1901 36-Month |
153.30" (3,893.82mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1898 | 1966 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1897–May 1901 48-Month |
207.91" (5,280.91mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
27.27" (692.65mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1967 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1896–May 1901 60-Month |
252.85" (6,422.39mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
27.06" (687.32mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1900 | 1966 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/