Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1988
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1988 1-Month |
47.5°F (8.6°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
-4.4°F (-2.5°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1974 | 1925 |
123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1974 | ||||||
Sep–Oct 1988 2-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
-2.6°F (-1.5°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1917 |
122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Aug–Oct 1988 3-Month |
60.5°F (15.8°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1940 |
83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1957 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1988 4-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1940 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1916 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1988 5-Month |
63.7°F (17.6°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 64th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1903 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1941, 1948, 1985 | ||||||
May–Oct 1988 6-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1907 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1951, 1996, 2009 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1988 7-Month |
60.1°F (15.6°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2010, 2021 | ||||
Mar–Oct 1988 8-Month |
57.3°F (14.1°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1926 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1947, 1975 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1988 9-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1907 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1944, 1970 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1988 10-Month |
51.3°F (10.7°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1907 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1919, 1938, 1996, 2015 | ||||||
Dec 1987–Oct 1988 11-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904, 1907 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1979 | ||||||
Nov 1987–Oct 1988 12-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1904 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1971, 1987 | ||||||
May 1987–Oct 1988 18-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1904 |
55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1944, 1957, 1972, 1986, 1996, 2003 | ||||||
Nov 1986–Oct 1988 24-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1905 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1947, 1987, 1993, 1997 | ||||||
Nov 1985–Oct 1988 36-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1905 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1956, 1959, 1983, 1994 | ||||||
Nov 1984–Oct 1988 48-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1907 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2013, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1989 | ||||||
Nov 1983–Oct 1988 60-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1907 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1983, 1985 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published July 2022, retrieved on August 7, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/