Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1956
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1956 1-Month |
52.2°F (11.2°C) | 56.1°F (13.4°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.2°C) | 5th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1917 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 1991 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1956 2-Month |
47.4°F (8.6°C) | 50.8°F (10.4°C) |
-3.4°F (-1.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1917 | 1907, 1917 |
| 122nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1956 3-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-3.7°F (-2.0°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1926 | 1917 |
| 123rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1956 4-Month |
39.4°F (4.1°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1950 | 1907 |
| 108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1912, 1928 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1956 5-Month |
37.3°F (2.9°C) | 38.6°F (3.7°C) |
-1.3°F (-0.8°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1907 |
| 97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1994 | ||||||
|
Dec 1955–May 1956 6-Month |
35.2°F (1.8°C) | 37.3°F (2.9°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.1°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1904, 1907, 1920 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916, 1961, 1978 | ||||||
|
Nov 1955–May 1956 7-Month |
35.8°F (2.1°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1905 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
|
Oct 1955–May 1956 8-Month |
38.0°F (3.3°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1905 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1916 | ||||||
|
Sep 1955–May 1956 9-Month |
40.7°F (4.8°C) | 42.2°F (5.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.9°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1905 |
| 112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1963 | ||||||
|
Aug 1955–May 1956 10-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1943 | 1905 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1900, 1924, 1936 | ||||||
|
Jul 1955–May 1956 11-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 47.1°F (8.4°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1905 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1948, 1959, 1978, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jun 1955–May 1956 12-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 29th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1904 |
| 96th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1900, 1914, 1915, 1978 | ||||||
|
Dec 1954–May 1956 18-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1905 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1939, 1969, 1972, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun 1954–May 1956 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1948 | 1905 |
| 65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1938, 1943, 1961 | ||||||
|
Jun 1953–May 1956 36-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1949 | 1906 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1949, 1984, 1990, 2005 | ||||||
|
Jun 1952–May 1956 48-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1951 | 1907 |
| 33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1975, 1997 | ||||||
|
Jun 1951–May 1956 60-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 91st Coolest | Coolest since: 1952 | 1908 |
| 30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1991, 1994 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 10, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/