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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 1949

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1949 1-Month	34.2°F (1.2°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	3.2°F (1.8°C)	98th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1989
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1971, 1974, 2016
Nov–Dec 1949 2-Month	37.4°F (3.0°C)	36.2°F (2.3°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	79th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904, 1917
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1983, 1988, 1993
Oct–Dec 1949 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1971, 2009
Sep–Dec 1949 4-Month	48.0°F (8.9°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1917
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1954, 2008
Aug–Dec 1949 5-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 1947	1904
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1948	2015
	Ties: 1983, 2010
Jul–Dec 1949 6-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	105th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1953, 1973
Jun–Dec 1949 7-Month	57.9°F (14.4°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1973, 2019
May–Dec 1949 8-Month	57.8°F (14.3°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2015
	Ties: 1931, 1953, 2005, 2013
Apr–Dec 1949 9-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
				16th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2015
	Ties: 1990, 2005, 2014, 2019
Mar–Dec 1949 10-Month	54.8°F (12.7°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1917
				18th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Feb–Dec 1949 11-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	113th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				15th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2021
Jan–Dec 1949 12-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				14th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Jul 1948–Dec 1949 18-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1904
				13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 1998, 2019
Jan 1948–Dec 1949 24-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1931	2021
	Ties: 1931
Jan 1947–Dec 1949 36-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1905
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1932	2012
Jan 1946–Dec 1949 48-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907
				41st Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1956, 1984
Jan 1945–Dec 1949 60-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1907
				44th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 1950, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/