Climate at a Glance
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Providence, Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1988
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1988 1-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1967 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1969 | ||||||
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
52.3°F (11.3°C) | 53.8°F (12.1°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1967 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1967 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1963, 1964 | ||||||
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.5°F (6.9°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.3°C) | 37th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1967 |
37th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 1995 | ||||||
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
40.4°F (4.7°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960, 1964 | ||||||
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
39.5°F (4.2°C) | 40.3°F (4.6°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1978 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 40.8°F (4.9°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1956 |
44th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1960 | ||||||
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
41.3°F (5.2°C) | 42.4°F (5.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1956 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1950 | ||||||
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
43.9°F (6.6°C) | 44.9°F (7.2°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1956 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1957, 1987 | ||||||
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
46.4°F (8.0°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1982 |
53rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1987, 2003, 2005 | ||||||
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 49.9°F (9.9°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1963 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1993, 1994, 2005 | ||||||
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1963 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2015 | ||||||
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 47.6°F (8.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1987 | 1963 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1993, 1994, 2004 | ||||||
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
50.2°F (10.1°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1964 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2017 | ||||
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1965 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1977 | ||||||
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 27th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1966 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
50.9°F (10.5°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1965, 1967 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1987 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1975, 1986 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on March 6, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/