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 2019
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2019 1-Month |
4.05" (102.87mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
0.61" (15.49mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1903 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2019 2-Month |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.62" (91.95mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1942 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2019 3-Month |
14.58" (370.33mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
2.86" (72.64mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1915 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2017 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2019 4-Month |
18.09" (459.49mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
2.93" (74.43mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1915 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2019 5-Month |
24.51" (622.55mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
5.41" (137.41mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2017 | 1941 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2018 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2018–May 2019 6-Month |
29.17" (740.92mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
5.92" (150.37mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1941 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 2018–May 2019 7-Month |
38.77" (984.76mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
11.36" (288.55mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2018–May 2019 8-Month |
45.33" (1,151.38mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
14.39" (365.50mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1905 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2018–May 2019 9-Month |
53.24" (1,352.30mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
18.70" (474.98mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2018–May 2019 10-Month |
57.78" (1,467.61mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
19.20" (487.68mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1985 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2018–May 2019 11-Month |
60.29" (1,531.37mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
18.47" (469.14mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2019 12-Month |
62.99" (1,599.95mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
17.89" (454.41mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 2017–May 2019 18-Month |
90.47" (2,297.94mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
22.10" (561.34mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2019 24-Month |
113.03" (2,870.96mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
22.81" (579.37mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2019 36-Month |
159.50" (4,051.30mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
24.09" (611.89mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2019 48-Month |
204.88" (5,203.95mm) | 180.65" (4,588.51mm) |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1967 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 2012 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2019 60-Month |
244.91" (6,220.71mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
19.12" (485.64mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/