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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 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
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, 2021
	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, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/