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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1940 1-Month |
4.66" (118.36mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
1.22" (30.98mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1903 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1922 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1942 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
15.25" (387.35mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1915 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1912 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
19.14" (486.16mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
3.98" (101.10mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1915 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 1920 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
21.83" (554.48mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
2.73" (69.34mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1941 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
24.93" (633.22mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
1.68" (42.67mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1941 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
26.11" (663.19mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-1.30" (-33.02mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1985 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
31.16" (791.46mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
0.22" (5.58mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1905 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
33.52" (851.41mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
40.04" (1,017.02mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
1.46" (37.09mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1985 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
41.23" (1,047.24mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
44.51" (1,130.55mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-0.59" (-14.99mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
66.90" (1,699.26mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
-1.47" (-37.34mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
98.79" (2,509.27mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
8.57" (217.68mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
143.68" (3,649.47mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
8.27" (210.06mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
192.68" (4,894.07mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
12.04" (305.81mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1967 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
238.19" (6,050.03mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
12.40" (314.96mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1966 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1924 | 2010 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/