Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1970 1-Month |
28.1°F (-2.2°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1963 | 1989 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2000 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1970 2-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 36.3°F (2.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904, 1917 |
| 81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1934 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1970 3-Month |
41.6°F (5.3°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1947, 1987 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1970 4-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1895 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1970 5-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1947, 1950 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1970 6-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1970 7-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1970 8-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1970 9-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1944, 1951, 1995 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1970 10-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1917 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1968 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1942, 1954, 1968, 1974 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1970 11-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.6°F (10.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1904 |
| 58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1955, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1970 12-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 46th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904 |
| 82nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1908, 1948, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jul 1969–Dec 1970 18-Month |
50.4°F (10.2°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1904 |
| 77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1939, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1970 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1970 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1905 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1944, 1958, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jan 1967–Dec 1970 48-Month |
48.3°F (9.1°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1968 | 1907 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1966 | ||||||
|
Jan 1966–Dec 1970 60-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1969 | 1907 |
| 75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1963 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 11, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/