Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1941
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1941 1-Month |
2.56" (65.02mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-0.88" (-22.36mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1903 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1948 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1941 2-Month |
4.18" (106.17mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-3.33" (-84.58mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1942 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1941 3-Month |
6.59" (167.39mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-5.13" (-130.30mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1927 | 1915 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1941 4-Month |
8.77" (222.76mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-6.39" (-162.30mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1915 | 1915 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1941 5-Month |
11.74" (298.20mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-7.36" (-186.94mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1941 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1940–May 1941 6-Month |
14.40" (365.76mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-8.85" (-224.79mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1941 |
| 126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1940–May 1941 7-Month |
21.35" (542.29mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-6.06" (-153.92mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1985 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1940–May 1941 8-Month |
23.16" (588.26mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-7.78" (-197.62mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1925 | 1905 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1940–May 1941 9-Month |
26.37" (669.80mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-8.17" (-207.52mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1940–May 1941 10-Month |
27.56" (700.02mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-11.02" (-279.91mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1940–May 1941 11-Month |
31.41" (797.81mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-10.41" (-264.42mm) | 6th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1940–May 1941 12-Month |
33.60" (853.44mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-11.50" (-292.10mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1941 18-Month |
58.53" (1,486.66mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
-9.84" (-249.94mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1966 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1941 24-Month |
78.11" (1,983.99mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-12.11" (-307.60mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1941 36-Month |
132.39" (3,362.71mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
-3.02" (-76.70mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1966 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1941 48-Month |
177.28" (4,502.91mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-3.36" (-85.35mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1967 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1941 60-Month |
226.28" (5,747.51mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
0.49" (12.44mm) | 53rd Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1966 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 16, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/