Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1966
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1966 1-Month |
4.42" (112.27mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
0.98" (24.89mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1903 |
| 30th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1966 2-Month |
5.77" (146.56mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.74" (-44.19mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1942 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1966 3-Month |
8.18" (207.77mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-3.54" (-89.92mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1915 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1966 4-Month |
11.70" (297.18mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-3.46" (-87.88mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1915 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1966 5-Month |
15.18" (385.57mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-3.92" (-99.57mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1965 | 1941 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1965–May 1966 6-Month |
16.81" (426.97mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-6.44" (-163.58mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1941 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1965–May 1966 7-Month |
18.83" (478.28mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-8.58" (-217.93mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1985 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1965–May 1966 8-Month |
21.52" (546.61mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-9.42" (-239.27mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1905 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1965–May 1966 9-Month |
23.93" (607.82mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-10.61" (-269.50mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1965–May 1966 10-Month |
26.67" (677.42mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-11.91" (-302.51mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1985 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1965–May 1966 11-Month |
28.55" (725.17mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-13.27" (-337.06mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1966 12-Month |
30.56" (776.22mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-14.54" (-369.32mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1964–May 1966 18-Month |
48.55" (1,233.17mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
-19.82" (-503.43mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1964–May 1966 24-Month |
63.44" (1,611.38mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-26.78" (-680.21mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1963–May 1966 36-Month |
103.80" (2,636.52mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
-31.61" (-802.89mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1962–May 1966 48-Month |
148.36" (3,768.34mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-32.28" (-819.92mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1967 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1966 60-Month |
190.37" (4,835.40mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
-35.42" (-899.67mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1965 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/