Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1987 1-Month |
33.6°F (0.9°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
2.6°F (1.5°C) | 87th Coolest | Coolest since: 1985 | 1989 |
| 40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1948 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month |
37.6°F (3.1°C) | 36.3°F (2.4°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 84th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904, 1917 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1928 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month |
41.6°F (5.3°C) | 41.4°F (5.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1904 |
| 68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1899, 1947, 1970 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month |
46.8°F (8.2°C) | 46.6°F (8.1°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 63rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1947, 1968, 1997 | ||||||
|
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 74th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.1°C) | 57th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 70th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1932, 1956 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month |
56.1°F (13.4°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 55th Warmest | Warmest since: 1984 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1950, 1954, 1969 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1987 8-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.2°C) | 75th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 52nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1985 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 76th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 51st Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1969, 1982 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month |
53.5°F (11.9°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
0.7°F (0.3°C) | 82nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1917 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2011 | ||||
| Ties: 1921, 1930, 1948, 1951 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month |
51.1°F (10.6°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 73rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 54th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1938, 1993 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1904 |
| 49th Warmest | Warmest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1971, 1974, 1996 | ||||||
|
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month |
50.7°F (10.4°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1904 |
| 64th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1930 | ||||||
|
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1905 |
| 45th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1946, 1955, 1957, 1976, 1980, 1986, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month |
49.1°F (9.5°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.5°F (0.3°C) | 77th Coolest | Coolest since: 1982 | 1905 |
| 48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 1976, 1977, 1994 | ||||||
|
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month |
49.3°F (9.6°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 81st Coolest | Coolest since: 1983 | 1907 |
| 43rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1986 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 1933, 1974, 1995 | ||||||
|
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month |
49.5°F (9.7°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 89th Coolest | Coolest since: 1986 | 1907 |
| 34th Warmest | Warmest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1957, 1977, 1997 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published February 2021, retrieved on February 25, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/