Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1972
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1972 1-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
-3.5°F (-2.0°C) | 10th Coolest | Coolest since: 1940 | 1925 |
117th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1972 2-Month |
55.8°F (13.2°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1917 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1928, 1958, 1964, 1992 | ||||||
Aug–Oct 1972 3-Month |
60.0°F (15.6°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1966 | 1940 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1966, 1982 | ||||||
Jul–Oct 1972 4-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1940 |
89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1933, 1950, 1987 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1972 5-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1903 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1956, 1978 | ||||||
May–Oct 1972 6-Month |
61.7°F (16.5°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
97th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1978, 1982, 1986 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1972 7-Month |
58.9°F (14.9°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1950, 1992 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1972 8-Month |
55.9°F (13.3°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1926 |
106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1927, 1962 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1972 9-Month |
52.6°F (11.4°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.7°C) | 23rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1901 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1972 10-Month |
50.3°F (10.2°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1907 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1936, 1965 | ||||||
Dec 1971–Oct 1972 11-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 39th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1907 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1958, 1961, 1970 | ||||||
Nov 1971–Oct 1972 12-Month |
48.1°F (8.9°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1896, 1925, 1967, 1977 | ||||||
May 1971–Oct 1972 18-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 53.2°F (11.8°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1944, 1957, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2003 | ||||||
Nov 1970–Oct 1972 24-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1970 | ||||||
Nov 1969–Oct 1972 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1938, 1945, 1948, 1970 | ||||||
Nov 1968–Oct 1972 48-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1907 |
74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2013, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1939, 1946, 1959, 1962 | ||||||
Nov 1967–Oct 1972 60-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 49th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1935, 1962, 1971, 1982 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/