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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

Year: 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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Rhode Island

Average Temperature Rankings, December 2009

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 2009 1-Month	32.1°F (0.1°C)	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	1.1°F (0.7°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1989
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
Nov–Dec 2009 2-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	36.3°F (2.4°C)	3.7°F (2.0°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1904, 1917
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
	Ties: 1984, 2003
Oct–Dec 2009 3-Month	43.6°F (6.4°C)	41.5°F (5.3°C)	2.1°F (1.1°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1904
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2006	2015
	Ties: 1949, 1971
Sep–Dec 2009 4-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	46.6°F (8.1°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1975
Aug–Dec 2009 5-Month	53.0°F (11.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1904
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2007	2015
	Ties: 1959, 1994
Jul–Dec 2009 6-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	1.5°F (0.9°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1904
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 2008
Jun–Dec 2009 7-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1904
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 1900, 1993
May–Dec 2009 8-Month	56.9°F (13.8°C)	55.7°F (13.2°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	91st Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
				37th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 2002
Apr–Dec 2009 9-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2015
	Ties: 1983, 2002
Mar–Dec 2009 10-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2021
	Ties: 1959
Feb–Dec 2009 11-Month	52.2°F (11.2°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2007	1904
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012, 2021
	Ties: 1983
Jan–Dec 2009 12-Month	49.8°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 2004	1904
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012
	Ties: 1984
Jul 2008–Dec 2009 18-Month	51.8°F (11.0°C)	50.5°F (10.3°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1904
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012
	Ties: 1932, 2004, 2005, 2014
Jan 2008–Dec 2009 24-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1905
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2021
	Ties: 2001
Jan 2007–Dec 2009 36-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1905
				23rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2012
	Ties: 2015
Jan 2006–Dec 2009 48-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1907
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2008	2021
	Ties: 2000, 2008, 2010
Jan 2005–Dec 2009 60-Month	50.6°F (10.3°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1907
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 2002	2021

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/