Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1940 1-Month |
33.2°F (0.7°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1989 |
| 50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1936 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1940 2-Month |
36.8°F (2.7°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1904, 1917 |
| 60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1938 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1971, 1985, 1997, 2002, 2010 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1940 3-Month |
40.3°F (4.6°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1904 |
| 98th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1939, 1944 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1940 4-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.7°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1917 |
| 105th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1943 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1940 5-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1904 |
| 115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1989 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1940 6-Month |
52.7°F (11.5°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1904 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1914 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1940 7-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 11th Coolest | Coolest since: 1933 | 1904 |
| 116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1933 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1940 8-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
| 114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 1940 9-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2015 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 1940 10-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1940 11-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1904 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1940 12-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-2.3°F (-1.3°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1904 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Dec 1940 18-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-1.7°F (-1.0°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1904 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Jan 1939–Dec 1940 24-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1905 |
| 119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Jan 1938–Dec 1940 36-Month |
47.8°F (8.8°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1911, 1914 | ||||||
|
Jan 1937–Dec 1940 48-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1907 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1922, 1935, 1941, 1963, 1964 | ||||||
|
Jan 1936–Dec 1940 60-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1937 | 1907 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1901, 1913, 1922, 1930, 1937 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 28, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/