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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, January 1983

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1983 1-Month	28.9°F (-1.7°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1932
	Ties: 1956
Dec 1982–Jan 1983 2-Month	32.8°F (0.4°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
Nov 1982–Jan 1983 3-Month	37.0°F (2.8°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	115th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1949	2016
Oct 1982–Jan 1983 4-Month	40.6°F (4.8°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				19th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1928, 1980, 1999, 2008
Sep 1982–Jan 1983 5-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1980, 2019
Aug 1982–Jan 1983 6-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	47.0°F (8.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
Jul 1982–Jan 1983 7-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905, 1918
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1947, 1962, 2014
Jun 1982–Jan 1983 8-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	85th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1933, 1951, 1975, 2004
May 1982–Jan 1983 9-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1947, 1962, 1985, 1998, 2005
Apr 1982–Jan 1983 10-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2016
	Ties: 1913, 1931, 1976, 1978
Mar 1982–Jan 1983 11-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2012
	Ties: 1931, 2001
Feb 1982–Jan 1983 12-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2013
	Ties: 1946, 1975
Aug 1981–Jan 1983 18-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1899, 1901, 1929, 1970, 1977
Feb 1981–Jan 1983 24-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.6°F (0.4°C)	80th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2013
	Ties: 1952, 1972, 1976, 1990, 1997
Feb 1980–Jan 1983 36-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1906
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2013
	Ties: 1957
Feb 1979–Jan 1983 48-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1908
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2022
	Ties: 1947
Feb 1978–Jan 1983 60-Month	48.7°F (9.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1908
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1982	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1946, 1948

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 4, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/