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 1959
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1959 1-Month |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-1.70" (-43.18mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1903 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1959 2-Month |
5.73" (145.54mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1942 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1959 3-Month |
11.63" (295.40mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-0.09" (-2.29mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1915 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1959 4-Month |
14.92" (378.97mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-0.24" (-6.09mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1915 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1931 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1959 5-Month |
17.31" (439.67mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-1.79" (-45.47mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1941 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1958–May 1959 6-Month |
19.00" (482.60mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-4.25" (-107.95mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1941 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1958–May 1959 7-Month |
22.15" (562.61mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-5.26" (-133.60mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1985 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1958–May 1959 8-Month |
25.57" (649.48mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-5.37" (-136.40mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1905 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1958–May 1959 9-Month |
30.61" (777.49mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-3.93" (-99.83mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1992 | ||||||
|
Aug 1958–May 1959 10-Month |
36.16" (918.46mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-2.42" (-61.47mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1985 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1958–May 1959 11-Month |
40.97" (1,040.64mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-0.85" (-21.59mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1986 | ||||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1959 12-Month |
43.42" (1,102.87mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-1.68" (-42.67mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
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Dec 1957–May 1959 18-Month |
75.73" (1,923.54mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
7.36" (186.94mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1959 24-Month |
89.32" (2,268.73mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-0.90" (-22.86mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1959 36-Month |
126.35" (3,209.29mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
-9.06" (-230.12mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1952 | 1966 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1959 48-Month |
182.39" (4,632.71mm) | 180.65" (4,588.51mm) |
1.74" (44.20mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1953 | 1967 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1959 60-Month |
231.38" (5,877.05mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
5.59" (141.98mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 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/