Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Precipitation Rankings, May 1985
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1985 1-Month |
4.84" (122.94mm) | 3.44" (87.38mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1903 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1948 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1985 2-Month |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 7.51" (190.75mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1942 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1985 3-Month |
9.35" (237.49mm) | 11.72" (297.69mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1915 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1901 | ||||
| Ties: 1932 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1985 4-Month |
11.30" (287.02mm) | 15.16" (385.06mm) |
-3.86" (-98.04mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1915 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1985 5-Month |
12.41" (315.21mm) | 19.10" (485.14mm) |
-6.69" (-169.93mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1941 | 1941 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1984–May 1985 6-Month |
15.65" (397.51mm) | 23.25" (590.55mm) |
-7.60" (-193.04mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1944 | 1941 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1979 | ||||
|
Nov 1984–May 1985 7-Month |
18.00" (457.20mm) | 27.41" (696.21mm) |
-9.41" (-239.01mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1984–May 1985 8-Month |
22.28" (565.91mm) | 30.94" (785.88mm) |
-8.66" (-219.97mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1905 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1984–May 1985 9-Month |
24.25" (615.95mm) | 34.54" (877.32mm) |
-10.29" (-261.37mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1966 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1984–May 1985 10-Month |
24.99" (634.75mm) | 38.58" (979.93mm) |
-13.59" (-345.18mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1985 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1984–May 1985 11-Month |
30.74" (780.80mm) | 41.82" (1,062.23mm) |
-11.08" (-281.43mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1985 12-Month |
36.16" (918.46mm) | 45.10" (1,145.54mm) |
-8.94" (-227.08mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1966 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
|
Dec 1983–May 1985 18-Month |
69.21" (1,757.93mm) | 68.37" (1,736.60mm) |
0.84" (21.33mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1908 | ||||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1985 24-Month |
93.53" (2,375.66mm) | 90.22" (2,291.59mm) |
3.31" (84.07mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 54th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1984 | ||||
|
Jun 1982–May 1985 36-Month |
156.54" (3,976.12mm) | 135.41" (3,439.41mm) |
21.13" (536.71mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2007 | ||||
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Jun 1981–May 1985 48-Month |
200.92" (5,103.37mm) | 180.64" (4,588.26mm) |
20.28" (515.11mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1984 | 1967 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1979 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jun 1980–May 1985 60-Month |
234.82" (5,964.43mm) | 225.79" (5,735.07mm) |
9.03" (229.36mm) | 76th Driest | Driest since: 1982 | 1966 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2010 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2020, retrieved on August 7, 2020 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/