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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, October 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1979 1-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	51st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1925
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1906
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1917
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1975, 1996
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	60.9°F (16.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	61st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1940
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1901, 1914, 2000
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	63.8°F (17.7°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1940
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1951, 1953, 1977, 2004
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	63.9°F (17.7°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	73rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1903
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1938, 1977, 1997
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.2°F (16.8°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1907
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1980
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1907
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
	Ties: 1900, 1942, 1961, 1968, 1985, 1989, 2009
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	58.1°F (14.5°C)	56.9°F (13.8°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1926
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010
	Ties: 1931, 1953, 1971, 2004, 2014
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1907
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2010, 2012
	Ties: 1922, 1925, 1941, 1947, 1996
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1907
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1946, 1981, 1986
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	49.2°F (9.6°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904, 1907
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1945, 1988
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	49.1°F (9.5°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1937
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	53.3°F (11.8°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1904
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1913, 1981, 1987, 1993
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	48.3°F (9.1°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
				86th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1899, 1944, 1966, 1967, 1968
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	48.2°F (9.0°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	36th Coolest	Coolest since: 1967	1905
				89th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2012, 2018
	Ties: 1898, 1937, 1966, 1967
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2013, 2019
	Ties: 1948, 1971, 1980
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1907
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1959, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/