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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, January 1970

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1970 1-Month	19.7°F (-6.8°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	-7.5°F (-4.1°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1920	1918
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	1932
Dec 1969–Jan 1970 2-Month	24.6°F (-4.1°C)	29.0°F (-1.7°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1961	1918
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
Nov 1969–Jan 1970 3-Month	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1948	1918
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1911, 1934
Oct 1969–Jan 1970 4-Month	35.7°F (2.1°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1945	1918
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1912, 1923, 1935, 1945
Sep 1969–Jan 1970 5-Month	41.1°F (5.1°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	-1.6°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1963	1918
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1926
Aug 1969–Jan 1970 6-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1930, 1938
Jul 1969–Jan 1970 7-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1905, 1918
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1896, 1898, 1936
Jun 1969–Jan 1970 8-Month	51.6°F (10.9°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1904
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1896, 1938, 1948
May 1969–Jan 1970 9-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1897, 1946
Apr 1969–Jan 1970 10-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-0.2°F (-0.2°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1982
Mar 1969–Jan 1970 11-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2012
	Ties: 1900, 1930, 1993
Feb 1969–Jan 1970 12-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1918
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2013
	Ties: 1919, 1938, 1944
Aug 1968–Jan 1970 18-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.1°F (8.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1905
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1929, 1977, 1983
Feb 1968–Jan 1970 24-Month	48.4°F (9.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1918
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2013
	Ties: 1922, 1938, 1944, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1982
Feb 1967–Jan 1970 36-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1906
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2013
	Ties: 1935
Feb 1966–Jan 1970 48-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1908
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2022
	Ties: 1901, 1965, 1969
Feb 1965–Jan 1970 60-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1908
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1940, 1943, 1945, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969

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/