Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1972 1-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.5°F (1.4°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1989 |
| 42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1952 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1972 2-Month |
36.6°F (2.6°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.3°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904, 1917 |
| 71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1951, 1961, 1965, 2017 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1972 3-Month |
40.5°F (4.7°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1962 | 1904 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1960, 1981 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1972 4-Month |
46.2°F (7.9°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 83rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1921, 1936, 1945, 2000 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1972 5-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 50.9°F (10.5°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 43rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
| 84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 1972 6-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
| 76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1972 7-Month |
55.3°F (12.9°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1964 | 1904 |
| 89th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1911, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1963, 1980 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1972 8-Month |
55.4°F (13.0°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1896, 1923, 1927, 1939, 1960 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1972 9-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.7°F (12.6°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1939, 1989, 1992 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1972 10-Month |
52.0°F (11.1°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1917 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1919, 1937, 1960 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1972 11-Month |
49.7°F (9.8°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
| 102nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1895, 1899, 1912, 1933, 1935 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1972 12-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1967 | 1904 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1906, 1922, 1939, 1965 | ||||||
|
Jul 1971–Dec 1972 18-Month |
50.8°F (10.4°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1904 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1969, 1976, 1988, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan 1971–Dec 1972 24-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
| 73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1956, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1979 | ||||||
|
Jan 1970–Dec 1972 36-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1905 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1943, 1944, 1958, 1970 | ||||||
|
Jan 1969–Dec 1972 48-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 52nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1970 | 1907 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1930, 1944, 1945, 1958, 1981 | ||||||
|
Jan 1968–Dec 1972 60-Month |
48.5°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1907 |
| 72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1935, 1971 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 13, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/