Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1955
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1955 1-Month |
1.54" (39.12mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1903 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1955 2-Month |
4.83" (122.68mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1942 | 1942 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1955 3-Month |
9.11" (231.39mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-2.61" (-66.30mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1915 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1955 4-Month |
13.51" (343.15mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-1.65" (-41.91mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1915 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1950 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1955 5-Month |
14.29" (362.97mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-4.81" (-122.17mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1941 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1955 6-Month |
20.19" (512.83mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-3.06" (-77.72mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1941 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1954–May 1955 7-Month |
25.26" (641.60mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-2.15" (-54.61mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1985 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1954–May 1955 8-Month |
27.77" (705.36mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-3.17" (-80.52mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1950 | 1905 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1954–May 1955 9-Month |
35.87" (911.10mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
1.33" (33.78mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 1951 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1954–May 1955 10-Month |
44.06" (1,119.12mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
5.48" (139.19mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1985 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
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Jul 1954–May 1955 11-Month |
46.84" (1,189.74mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
5.02" (127.51mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1955 12-Month |
48.99" (1,244.35mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
3.89" (98.81mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1953–May 1955 18-Month |
74.12" (1,882.65mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
5.75" (146.05mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1955 24-Month |
96.66" (2,455.16mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
6.44" (163.57mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1966 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1955 36-Month |
147.23" (3,739.64mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
11.82" (300.23mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1955 48-Month |
192.63" (4,892.80mm) | 180.65" (4,588.51mm) |
11.98" (304.29mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1967 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1950–May 1955 60-Month |
234.72" (5,961.89mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
8.93" (226.82mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/