Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1986
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1986 1-Month |
33.8°F (1.0°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 90th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1989 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1986 2-Month |
37.0°F (2.8°C) | 36.3°F (2.4°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1904, 1917 |
58th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1992 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1986 3-Month |
41.9°F (5.5°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1904 |
60th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1964 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1986 4-Month |
46.5°F (8.1°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1898 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1986 5-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1904 |
84th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1916, 1918, 1936, 1992, 2000 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 1986 6-Month |
53.8°F (12.1°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1904 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1918, 1923, 1945, 1981 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1986 7-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1904 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1921, 1934, 1936, 1992 | ||||||
May–Dec 1986 8-Month |
55.5°F (13.1°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 40th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1918, 1928, 1936, 1956 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 1986 9-Month |
54.7°F (12.6°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 58th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1908, 1913, 1921, 1942, 1980 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1986 10-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 52.7°F (11.5°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1917 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1986 11-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 61st Coolest | Coolest since: 1980 | 1904 |
67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1942 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1986 12-Month |
49.0°F (9.4°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 74th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904 |
54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1938, 1941, 1955, 1988, 2003 | ||||||
Jul 1985–Dec 1986 18-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1913, 1960, 1996 | ||||||
Jan 1985–Dec 1986 24-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1905 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1955, 1957, 1976, 1980, 1987, 1988 | ||||||
Jan 1984–Dec 1986 36-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.8°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1905 |
43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1973, 1974, 1983 | ||||||
Jan 1983–Dec 1986 48-Month |
49.6°F (9.8°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 92nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1907 |
33rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1990 | ||||||
Jan 1982–Dec 1986 60-Month |
49.4°F (9.7°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.9°F (0.5°C) | 85th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1907 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2021 | ||||
Ties: 1951, 1975, 1985, 1990 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/