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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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Rhode Island

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1948

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1948 1-Month	33.6°F (0.9°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1989
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1987
Nov–Dec 1948 2-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	3.9°F (2.2°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904, 1917
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1998
Oct–Dec 1948 3-Month	43.9°F (6.6°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
Sep–Dec 1948 4-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2015
	Ties: 1927, 1941
Aug–Dec 1948 5-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1979
Jul–Dec 1948 6-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				27th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
Jun–Dec 1948 7-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
May–Dec 1948 8-Month	56.6°F (13.7°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1944	2015
	Ties: 1977, 1982
Apr–Dec 1948 9-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	54.6°F (12.6°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1941	2015
	Ties: 1930, 1961, 1985, 1996
Mar–Dec 1948 10-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2021
	Ties: 1921, 1930, 1951, 1987
Feb–Dec 1948 11-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1946	2012, 2021
	Ties: 1898, 1944, 1969, 1974
Jan–Dec 1948 12-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1943	1904
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1908, 1970, 1992
Jul 1947–Dec 1948 18-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1904
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1959, 1981, 1989
Jan 1947–Dec 1948 24-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1944	1905
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1939
Jan 1946–Dec 1948 36-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1905
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1971, 1979
Jan 1945–Dec 1948 48-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1946	1907
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1947	2021
	Ties: 1959, 1960
Jan 1944–Dec 1948 60-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1907
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1934	2021
	Ties: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1978

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/