Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1979 1-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1989 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1979 2-Month |
41.0°F (5.0°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
4.8°F (2.7°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904, 1917 |
| 11th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1979 3-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 113th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 15th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1982, 1999 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1979 4-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
2.5°F (1.3°C) | 107th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
| 21st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1979 5-Month |
53.1°F (11.7°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
2.1°F (1.1°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1979 6-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
2.0°F (1.1°C) | 102nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 1979 7-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
|
May–Dec 1979 8-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
| 25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1973 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1979 9-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
1.7°F (0.9°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
| 28th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1979 10-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 109th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1973 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1953, 2013, 2019 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1979 11-Month |
51.5°F (10.8°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1954, 1959, 1975, 2000 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1979 12-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Jul 1978–Dec 1979 18-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1975 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1971, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1978–Dec 1979 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972 | ||||||
|
Jan 1977–Dec 1979 36-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1905 |
| 61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1956, 1971 | ||||||
|
Jan 1976–Dec 1979 48-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1907 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1934, 1946, 1971, 1978, 1980 | ||||||
|
Jan 1975–Dec 1979 60-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1907 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2021 | ||||
| Ties: 1931, 1934 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 6, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/