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 1961
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1961 1-Month |
4.99" (126.75mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
1.55" (39.37mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1903 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1954 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1961 2-Month |
11.11" (282.19mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.60" (91.44mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1942 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1961 3-Month |
14.73" (374.14mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
3.01" (76.45mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1915 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1901 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1961 4-Month |
18.32" (465.33mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
3.16" (80.27mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1915 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1909 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1961 5-Month |
20.83" (529.08mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
1.73" (43.94mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1941 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–May 1961 6-Month |
25.01" (635.25mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1941 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1960–May 1961 7-Month |
28.23" (717.04mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1960–May 1961 8-Month |
30.94" (785.88mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
0.00" (0.00mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1905 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
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Sep 1960–May 1961 9-Month |
37.86" (961.64mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
3.32" (84.32mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1960–May 1961 10-Month |
39.62" (1,006.35mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
1.04" (26.42mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1985 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1960–May 1961 11-Month |
44.91" (1,140.71mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
3.09" (78.48mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1960–May 1961 12-Month |
46.69" (1,185.93mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
1.59" (40.39mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1959–May 1961 18-Month |
70.34" (1,786.64mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
1.97" (50.04mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1959 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1959–May 1961 24-Month |
95.88" (2,435.35mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
5.66" (143.76mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 1984 | ||||
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Jun 1958–May 1961 36-Month |
139.30" (3,538.22mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
3.89" (98.81mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1957 | 2007 | ||||
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Jun 1957–May 1961 48-Month |
185.20" (4,704.08mm) | 180.65" (4,588.51mm) |
4.55" (115.57mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1967 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Jun 1956–May 1961 60-Month |
222.23" (5,644.64mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
-3.56" (-90.43mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/