Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, October 1981
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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October 1981 1-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 51.9°F (11.1°C) |
-2.9°F (-1.7°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1925 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Sep–Oct 1981 2-Month |
54.9°F (12.7°C) | 56.9°F (13.8°C) |
-2.0°F (-1.1°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1917 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1911 | ||||||
Aug–Oct 1981 3-Month |
59.4°F (15.2°C) | 60.8°F (16.0°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1940 |
110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Jul–Oct 1981 4-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 63.2°F (17.3°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1940 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1927, 1936, 1958, 1974 | ||||||
Jun–Oct 1981 5-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1903 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1942, 1946, 1963, 1967, 1987, 2009 | ||||||
May–Oct 1981 6-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 66th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1907 |
61st Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 2000 | ||||||
Apr–Oct 1981 7-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1907 |
52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1951 | ||||||
Mar–Oct 1981 8-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 57.0°F (13.9°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1926 |
50th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2010 | ||||
Ties: 1961 | ||||||
Feb–Oct 1981 9-Month |
55.0°F (12.8°C) | 53.7°F (12.1°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 96th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
31st Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2010, 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1952, 1977 | ||||||
Jan–Oct 1981 10-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1907 |
59th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1979, 1986 | ||||||
Dec 1980–Oct 1981 11-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 49.2°F (9.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904, 1907 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1950, 1966, 1992, 1996 | ||||||
Nov 1980–Oct 1981 12-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1978 | 1904 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1906, 1928, 1966, 1968, 1996, 2003 | ||||||
May 1980–Oct 1981 18-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1904 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1979, 1987, 1993 | ||||||
Nov 1979–Oct 1981 24-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1979 | 1905 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1958, 1994, 2004 | ||||||
Nov 1978–Oct 1981 36-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1905 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2012, 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1973 | ||||||
Nov 1977–Oct 1981 48-Month |
48.7°F (9.3°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1907 |
65th Warmest | Warmest since: 1978 | 2013, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 1944, 1961 | ||||||
Nov 1976–Oct 1981 60-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 54th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1907 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1980 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1948, 1960 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 27, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/