Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1971
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1971 1-Month |
34.2°F (1.2°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 98th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1974, 2016 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1971 2-Month |
36.8°F (2.7°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1917 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1940, 1985, 1997, 2002, 2010 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1971 3-Month |
43.6°F (6.4°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 2009 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1971 4-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1994, 2005 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1971 5-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1971 6-Month |
56.4°F (13.6°C) | 54.3°F (12.4°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
20th Warmest | Warmest since: 1931 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2007, 2010 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1971 7-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1953, 2007 | ||||||
May–Dec 1971 8-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1975, 1984 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1971 9-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1993, 2004 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1971 10-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1917 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1993 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1971 11-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 93rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
35th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1981, 1985 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1971 12-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1987, 1996 | ||||||
Jul 1970–Dec 1971 18-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1971 24-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1958, 1977, 1981, 1982 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1971 36-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1956, 1979 | ||||||
Jan 1968–Dec 1971 48-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1907 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1946, 1978, 1979, 1980 | ||||||
Jan 1967–Dec 1971 60-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1907 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1961 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1972 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 19, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/