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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1948
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1948 1-Month |
8.86" (225.04mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
5.42" (137.66mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1903 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1948 2-Month |
12.84" (326.14mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
5.33" (135.39mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1942 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1948 3-Month |
16.93" (430.02mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
5.21" (132.33mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1915 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1948 4-Month |
18.81" (477.77mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
3.65" (92.71mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1915 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1898 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1948 5-Month |
23.55" (598.17mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
4.45" (113.03mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1947–May 1948 6-Month |
26.97" (685.04mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1941 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1947–May 1948 7-Month |
31.77" (806.96mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
4.36" (110.75mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1947–May 1948 8-Month |
34.28" (870.71mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
3.34" (84.83mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1905 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1933 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
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Sep 1947–May 1948 9-Month |
37.99" (964.95mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
3.45" (87.63mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1947–May 1948 10-Month |
40.22" (1,021.59mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1985 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1947–May 1948 11-Month |
44.46" (1,129.28mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
2.64" (67.05mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1947–May 1948 12-Month |
48.40" (1,229.36mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1946–May 1948 18-Month |
69.22" (1,758.19mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
0.85" (21.59mm) | 65th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1946–May 1948 24-Month |
89.80" (2,280.92mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-0.42" (-10.67mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1945–May 1948 36-Month |
132.80" (3,373.12mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
-2.61" (-66.29mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1944–May 1948 48-Month |
176.60" (4,485.64mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-4.04" (-102.62mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1967 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1943–May 1948 60-Month |
209.01" (5,308.85mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
-16.78" (-426.22mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1947 | 1966 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1943 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/