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 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1962 1-Month |
1.93" (49.02mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1903 |
| 108th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
5.53" (140.46mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.98" (-50.29mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1956 | 1942 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
7.30" (185.42mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-4.42" (-112.27mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1915 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
11.86" (301.24mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-3.30" (-83.82mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1915 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1895 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
16.42" (417.07mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-2.68" (-68.07mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1941 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
19.86" (504.44mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-3.39" (-86.11mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1941 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
23.15" (588.01mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-4.26" (-108.20mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
25.83" (656.08mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-5.11" (-129.80mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1905 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
33.31" (846.07mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-1.23" (-31.25mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
37.54" (953.52mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-1.04" (-26.41mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-1.94" (-49.28mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
42.01" (1,067.05mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1966 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
67.02" (1,702.31mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
88.70" (2,252.98mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-1.52" (-38.61mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1958 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
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Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
137.89" (3,502.41mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
2.48" (63.00mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
181.31" (4,605.27mm) | 180.65" (4,588.51mm) |
0.66" (16.76mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1967 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
227.21" (5,771.13mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
1.42" (36.06mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1961 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/