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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1973 1-Month |
36.6°F (2.6°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
5.6°F (3.2°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1989 |
16th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1994 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1973 2-Month |
39.4°F (4.1°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
3.2°F (1.8°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904, 1917 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2014 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1973 3-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
2.4°F (1.4°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Sep–Dec 1973 4-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
1.8°F (1.0°C) | 97th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1959 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1973 5-Month |
53.2°F (11.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1984 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1973 6-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
2.1°F (1.2°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1953 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1973 7-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1949 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1949, 2019 | ||||||
May–Dec 1973 8-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1979 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1973 9-Month |
56.6°F (13.7°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.1°C) | 106th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1953 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1973 10-Month |
55.1°F (12.8°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2021 | ||||
Feb–Dec 1973 11-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 111th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
17th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2002, 2015 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1973 12-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 110th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
18th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Jul 1972–Dec 1973 18-Month |
51.9°F (11.1°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1984, 2001 | ||||||
Jan 1972–Dec 1973 24-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1983, 1994 | ||||||
Jan 1971–Dec 1973 36-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1974, 1983, 1986 | ||||||
Jan 1970–Dec 1973 48-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1977, 1983, 1988 | ||||||
Jan 1969–Dec 1973 60-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1989 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/