Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1973
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1973 1-Month |
42.2°F (5.7°C) | 36.1°F (2.3°C) |
6.1°F (3.4°C) | 117th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1916 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 1946 | 2012 | ||||
Feb–Mar 1973 2-Month |
35.3°F (1.8°C) | 32.0°F (0.0°C) |
3.3°F (1.8°C) | 105th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1934 |
22nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1973 3-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 30.3°F (-0.9°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 1953 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1921, 1997 | ||||||
Dec 1972–Mar 1973 4-Month |
33.5°F (0.8°C) | 30.5°F (-0.8°C) |
3.0°F (1.6°C) | 103rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
23rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1972–Mar 1973 5-Month |
34.8°F (1.6°C) | 32.8°F (0.4°C) |
2.0°F (1.2°C) | 101st Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1904 |
25th Warmest | Warmest since: 1954 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2008 | ||||||
Oct 1972–Mar 1973 6-Month |
37.0°F (2.8°C) | 35.9°F (2.2°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1972, 1986 | ||||||
Sep 1972–Mar 1973 7-Month |
40.8°F (4.9°C) | 39.7°F (4.3°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1958, 1980, 1984 | ||||||
Aug 1972–Mar 1973 8-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 43.2°F (6.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904, 1905 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1975, 1990 | ||||||
Jul 1972–Mar 1973 9-Month |
47.2°F (8.4°C) | 46.3°F (7.9°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1905 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1986 | ||||||
Jun 1972–Mar 1973 10-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.1°F (8.9°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1945, 1947, 1962, 1975 | ||||||
May 1972–Mar 1973 11-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 48.9°F (9.4°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1904, 1918 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 2005 | ||||||
Apr 1972–Mar 1973 12-Month |
48.9°F (9.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1918 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1956, 1962 | ||||||
Oct 1971–Mar 1973 18-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 44.3°F (6.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1958 | 2013, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1922, 1988 | ||||||
Apr 1971–Mar 1973 24-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1905 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2013, 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1981, 1989, 2004, 2015 | ||||||
Apr 1970–Mar 1973 36-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1906 |
51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1982 | ||||||
Apr 1969–Mar 1973 48-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1945, 1948, 1972, 1978, 1982 | ||||||
Apr 1968–Mar 1973 60-Month |
48.8°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.3°F (0.1°C) | 65th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1908 |
57th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1947, 1960, 1980 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 21, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/