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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 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
January 1987 1-Month	27.3°F (-2.6°C)	27.2°F (-2.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1918
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	1932
Dec 1986–Jan 1987 2-Month	30.6°F (-0.8°C)	29.1°F (-1.6°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2016
	Ties: 1960
Nov 1986–Jan 1987 3-Month	33.7°F (0.9°C)	33.2°F (0.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1929, 1939, 1955
Oct 1986–Jan 1987 4-Month	38.2°F (3.4°C)	37.9°F (3.3°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1918
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1909
Sep 1986–Jan 1987 5-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	42.7°F (5.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1978, 1979, 2003
Aug 1986–Jan 1987 6-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.1°F (8.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	49th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1906, 1917
Jul 1986–Jan 1987 7-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1905, 1918
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1944, 1945, 1946, 2001
Jun 1986–Jan 1987 8-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	-0.4°F (-0.3°C)	40th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1904
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012, 2016
	Ties: 1916, 1957
May 1986–Jan 1987 9-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	52.6°F (11.4°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1924, 1964, 1993
Apr 1986–Jan 1987 10-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	51.9°F (11.1°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2016
	Ties: 1945, 1971, 2001
Mar 1986–Jan 1987 11-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1918
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1909, 1914, 1955, 1990
Feb 1986–Jan 1987 12-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1918
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1899, 1928, 1990
Aug 1985–Jan 1987 18-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	48.0°F (8.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1905
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013, 2017
	Ties: 1949, 1973, 1997
Feb 1985–Jan 1987 24-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	84th Coolest	Coolest since: 1983	1918
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1956, 1989, 2005
Feb 1984–Jan 1987 36-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1906
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2013
	Ties: 1975, 1984
Feb 1983–Jan 1987 48-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	87th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1908
				38th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2022
	Ties: 1975, 1985
Feb 1982–Jan 1987 60-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	90th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1908
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021, 2022
	Ties: 1950, 1986, 1998

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/