Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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 March 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1961
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1961 1-Month |
30.7°F (-0.7°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.1°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1989 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1925, 1981 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1961 2-Month |
36.6°F (2.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904, 1917 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1965, 1972, 2017 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1961 3-Month |
42.6°F (5.9°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1928 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1961 4-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 104th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1982, 2003 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1961 5-Month |
52.9°F (11.6°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
1.9°F (1.0°C) | 100th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1961 6-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
1.6°F (0.9°C) | 94th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1961 7-Month |
57.2°F (14.0°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
1.5°F (0.8°C) | 95th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1952 | ||||||
May–Dec 1961 8-Month |
56.8°F (13.8°C) | 55.8°F (13.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1944, 2004 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1961 9-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1948, 1985, 1996 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1961 10-Month |
53.4°F (11.9°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1917 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2011 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1961 11-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1941, 1982, 1988 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1961 12-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1904 |
64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1945, 1969 | ||||||
Jul 1960–Dec 1961 18-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1958 | 1904 |
81st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1898, 1900, 1928, 1929 | ||||||
Jan 1960–Dec 1961 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1959 | 1905 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1979 | ||||||
Jan 1959–Dec 1961 36-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1905 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1947, 1959, 1989 | ||||||
Jan 1958–Dec 1961 48-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1943 | 1907 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2013 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1962 | ||||||
Jan 1957–Dec 1961 60-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1960 | 1907 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1948, 1958, 1959, 1978 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 19, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/