Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of January 2021. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Rhode Island
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2020
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2020 1-Month |
35.5°F (1.9°C) | 31.0°F (-0.6°C) |
4.5°F (2.5°C) | 108th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1989 |
| 19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1979 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2020 2-Month |
41.5°F (5.3°C) | 36.2°F (2.3°C) |
5.3°F (3.0°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904, 1917 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1990 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2020 3-Month |
45.9°F (7.7°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
4.4°F (2.4°C) | 121st Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Sep–Dec 2020 4-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 46.5°F (8.1°C) |
4.0°F (2.2°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2020 5-Month |
55.2°F (12.9°C) | 51.0°F (10.6°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2020 6-Month |
58.6°F (14.8°C) | 54.2°F (12.3°C) |
4.4°F (2.5°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2020 7-Month |
59.9°F (15.5°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
4.2°F (2.3°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 2020 8-Month |
59.5°F (15.3°C) | 55.7°F (13.2°C) |
3.8°F (2.1°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2020 9-Month |
57.8°F (14.3°C) | 54.6°F (12.6°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 124th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 2010, 2012 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 2020 10-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 52.8°F (11.6°C) |
3.5°F (1.9°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1917 |
| 4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2020 11-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 50.5°F (10.3°C) |
3.9°F (2.1°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2020 12-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
4.2°F (2.4°C) | 125th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jul 2019–Dec 2020 18-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 50.4°F (10.2°C) |
3.6°F (2.0°C) | 123rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1904 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2019–Dec 2020 24-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 120th Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905 |
| 6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2017 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jan 2018–Dec 2020 36-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 48.6°F (9.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1905 |
| 3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2018 | 2012 | ||||
| Ties: 2013 | ||||||
|
Jan 2017–Dec 2020 48-Month |
51.6°F (10.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1907 |
| 2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2013 | 2013 | ||||
| Ties: 2012 | ||||||
|
Jan 2016–Dec 2020 60-Month |
51.7°F (10.9°C) | 48.5°F (9.2°C) |
3.2°F (1.7°C) | 122nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2019 | 1907 |
| 1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2020 | ||||
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/