Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1972 1-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 56.1°F (13.4°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1917 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 1991 | ||||
| Ties: 1919 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907, 1917 |
| 107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1971 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
44.4°F (6.9°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
39.9°F (4.4°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
37.9°F (3.3°C) | 38.6°F (3.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1958 | ||||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
37.3°F (2.9°C) | 37.3°F (2.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904, 1907, 1920 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1966 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1941, 1966, 1981, 2005 | ||||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
37.6°F (3.1°C) | 37.9°F (3.3°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 45th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1897, 1906, 1938, 1969, 1981 | ||||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
40.0°F (4.4°C) | 39.6°F (4.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1964 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1928, 1945, 1979, 1988 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
42.9°F (6.1°C) | 42.1°F (5.6°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1937, 1957, 1958 | ||||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1913, 1975 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 47.2°F (8.4°C) |
0.8°F (0.5°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1973, 1989 | ||||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
| 38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1952 | ||||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
44.8°F (7.1°C) | 44.8°F (7.1°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1969 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1939, 1956, 1969, 1977 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1983 | ||||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1906 |
| 66th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2018 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1959 | ||||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1948, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1908 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1962 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1982 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 12, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/