Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1942
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1942 1-Month |
1.96" (49.78mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
-1.48" (-37.60mm) | 21st Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1903 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1948 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1942 2-Month |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-4.70" (-119.38mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1942 |
| 127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1942 3-Month |
10.37" (263.40mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-1.35" (-34.29mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1915 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1942 4-Month |
13.59" (345.19mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-1.57" (-39.87mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1915 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1942 5-Month |
17.68" (449.07mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-1.42" (-36.07mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1941–May 1942 6-Month |
21.02" (533.91mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-2.23" (-56.64mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1941–May 1942 7-Month |
23.82" (605.03mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-3.59" (-91.18mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1985 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1941–May 1942 8-Month |
25.97" (659.64mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-4.97" (-126.24mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1905 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1941–May 1942 9-Month |
26.68" (677.67mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-7.86" (-199.65mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1966 |
| 115th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1941–May 1942 10-Month |
29.30" (744.22mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-9.28" (-235.71mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1985 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1941–May 1942 11-Month |
33.41" (848.61mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-8.41" (-213.62mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1966 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1941–May 1942 12-Month |
38.54" (978.92mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-6.56" (-166.62mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1966 |
| 110th Wettest | Wettest since: 1940 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1940–May 1942 18-Month |
52.94" (1,344.68mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
-15.43" (-391.92mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1940–May 1942 24-Month |
72.14" (1,832.36mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
-18.08" (-459.23mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest to Date | 1966 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1942 36-Month |
116.65" (2,962.91mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
-18.76" (-476.50mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1942 48-Month |
170.93" (4,341.62mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
-9.71" (-246.64mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1967 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1942 60-Month |
215.82" (5,481.83mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
-9.97" (-253.24mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1941 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2021, retrieved on June 12, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/