BLOCK ISLAND STATE AP, RHODE ISLAND

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 38.9 39.6 45.0 53.2 62.3 71.3 77.4 77.2 70.8 61.7 52.9 44.1 57.9
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 44.7 46.4 50.3 61.2 65.8 75.2 82.2 80.7 75.3 66.4 57.5 51.2 82.2
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1976 2000 1976 1976 1999 1994 1995 1983 1995 1994 1984 1994
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 28.7 28.3 39.7 49.8 59.0 67.6 73.9 74.4 68.0 56.9 45.5 34.0 28.3
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1978 1972 1997 1972 1978 1981 1990 1976 1976 1989 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 32.8 33.9 39.1 46.9 55.8 64.6 70.7 70.6 64.1 55.2 46.9 37.8 51.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 39.4 39.8 43.5 52.4 59.5 68.8 75.3 74.5 67.7 60.0 51.5 44.2 75.3
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1998 2000 1976 1991 1999 1994 1990 1998 1971 1979 1984 1994
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 23.2 23.0 34.7 43.4 52.8 61.9 67.3 67.7 60.8 50.9 40.1 26.9 23.0
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1978 1975 1997 1972 1978 1982 1978 1976 1976 1989 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 26.7 28.1 33.2 40.5 49.2 57.8 63.9 63.9 57.4 48.7 40.8 31.5 45.1
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 36.1 35.1 38.3 44.9 53.9 62.4 68.4 68.5 61.3 54.7 46.0 37.5 68.5
Year Highest Occurred 1995 1998 1991 1991 1991 1999 1994 1990 1999 1990 1979 1996 1990
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 17.6 17.8 28.5 36.7 46.0 55.5 60.5 60.2 53.5 43.4 34.7 19.7 17.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1977 1979 1996 1975 1994 1992 1976 1982 1978 1974 1976 1989 1977
Mean Precipitation (in.) 3.68 3.04 3.99 3.72 3.40 2.77 2.62 3.00 3.19 3.04 3.77 3.57 39.79
Highest Precipitation (in.) 8.83 6.88 8.05 9.21 6.09 8.66 7.09 8.98 6.85 7.03 9.11 6.66 9.21
Year Highest Occurred 1979 1971 1980 1983 1984 1982 1989 1976 1999 1996 1988 1973 1983
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.25 0.79 1.07 0.83 1.42 0.48 0.31 0.16 0.33 0.46 0.89 0.93 0.16
Year Lowest Occurred 1985 1987 1979 1985 1993 1999 1994 1984 1971 1994 1984 1985 1984
Heating Degree Days (F) 999. 872. 803. 545. 289. 64. 9. 4. 74. 309. 545. 843. 5356.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 51. 184. 177. 48. 5. 0. 0. 466.

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