Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1979 1-Month |
6.29" (159.77mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
2.85" (72.39mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1903 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
11.39" (289.31mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
3.88" (98.56mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1942 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
14.18" (360.17mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
2.46" (62.48mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1915 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1919, 1954 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
18.30" (464.82mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
3.14" (79.76mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1915 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
30.23" (767.84mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
11.13" (282.70mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1941 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
34.93" (887.22mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
11.68" (296.67mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1941 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
37.76" (959.10mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
10.35" (262.89mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
41.34" (1,050.04mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
10.40" (264.16mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
43.52" (1,105.41mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
8.98" (228.09mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
49.04" (1,245.62mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
10.46" (265.69mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
52.25" (1,327.15mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
10.43" (264.92mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1956 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
53.95" (1,370.33mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
8.85" (224.79mm) | 110th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
82.90" (2,105.66mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
14.53" (369.06mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
110.10" (2,796.54mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
19.88" (504.95mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1899 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
153.41" (3,896.61mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
18.00" (457.20mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
205.30" (5,214.62mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
24.66" (626.36mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1967 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1901 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
248.58" (6,313.93mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
22.79" (578.86mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 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/