Average Temperature in Rhode Island by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Rhode Island for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Rhode Island History?

2012 was the warmest year in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 62.1 °F, and the average low was 43.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Rhode Island History?

1904 was the coolest year in Rhode Island history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 54.2 °F, and the average low was 35.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	3	61.6	43.8
2022	6	61.8	42.3
2021	4	61.6	43.6
2020	2	62.1	43.5
2019	22	59.7	41.5
2018	11	60.3	42.8
2017	13	60.6	42.4
2016	5	61.9	42.5
2015	24	60.2	40.6
2014	36	59.2	40.3
2013	22	59.9	41.4
2012	1	62.1	43.6
2011	11	60.9	42.4
2010	6	61.2	42.7
2009	34	58.7	40.8
2008	20	60.2	41.4
2007	25	59.8	40.8
2006	9	60.9	42.8
2005	28	59.4	40.9
2004	45	58.4	40.2
2003	56	58.0	40.0
2002	17	60.7	41.7
2001	18	60.7	41.5
2000	39	58.7	40.2
1999	9	61.7	41.8
1998	6	61.2	42.8
1997	42	58.8	40.0
1996	52	58.0	40.1
1995	32	59.3	40.4
1994	38	59.2	39.9
1993	45	58.9	39.8
1992	81	57.7	39.1
1991	15	61.3	41.4
1990	13	60.9	42.1
1989	71	58.0	39.1
1988	56	58.7	39.4
1987	52	58.7	39.6
1986	56	58.4	39.6
1985	49	58.7	39.6
1984	34	59.0	40.6
1983	25	59.6	41.0
1982	71	58.2	39.0
1981	63	58.4	39.4
1980	77	58.2	38.9
1979	36	58.6	40.9
1978	111	57.1	37.8
1977	49	58.4	39.8
1976	85	58.1	38.5
1975	32	58.9	40.9
1974	52	58.5	39.6
1973	20	60.1	41.5
1972	94	57.0	39.0
1971	52	58.4	39.8
1970	81	57.6	39.1
1969	65	57.8	39.9
1968	85	57.9	38.8
1967	104	56.8	38.5
1966	69	58.1	39.2
1965	94	57.7	38.4
1964	77	58.2	38.8
1963	90	58.0	38.3
1962	117	56.6	37.7
1961	65	57.7	39.8
1960	77	57.9	39.0
1959	39	59.0	40.0
1958	111	56.1	38.6
1957	29	60.0	39.9
1956	88	57.4	39.0
1955	56	58.1	39.8
1954	45	58.6	40.0
1953	18	60.7	41.6
1952	27	59.5	40.9
1951	29	59.4	40.6
1950	69	58.0	39.3
1949	16	61.0	41.6
1948	81	57.8	39.0
1947	71	58.0	39.3
1946	45	59.0	39.7
1945	65	58.1	39.6
1944	63	58.6	39.3
1943	99	57.4	38.3
1942	71	58.1	39.1
1941	56	59.1	38.8
1940	125	55.5	37.0
1939	94	57.6	38.4
1938	56	58.2	39.7
1937	56	58.2	39.8
1936	99	57.1	38.6
1935	110	57.0	38.0
1934	115	56.9	37.5
1933	77	57.8	39.2
1932	49	58.8	39.6
1931	29	59.4	40.6
1930	39	59.5	39.5
1929	90	57.7	38.5
1928	90	57.3	39.0
1927	71	58.0	39.1
1926	127	55.6	36.2
1925	85	58.1	38.5
1924	123	56.5	36.8
1923	122	56.8	36.8
1922	94	57.6	38.5
1921	42	59.2	39.5
1920	119	56.2	37.7
1919	88	57.2	39.2
1918	113	57.0	37.6
1917	128	54.4	36.7
1916	115	56.1	38.2
1915	90	57.4	38.9
1914	120	56.4	37.4
1913	42	58.8	39.9
1912	117	56.7	37.6
1911	99	57.5	38.3
1910	99	57.3	38.4
1909	107	57.0	38.2
1908	81	58.2	38.7
1907	126	55.3	36.7
1906	94	57.3	38.6
1905	124	56.1	37.1
1904	129	54.2	35.4
1903	113	56.6	38.0
1902	107	56.9	38.1
1901	120	55.8	38.0
1900	71	58.4	38.8
1899	103	57.4	38.2
1898	65	57.6	40.0
1897	107	56.8	38.4
1896	104	56.9	38.4
1895	104	57.2	38.2