All-time weather records — Newport, RI

Record high
98.1°F
August 2, 1975
Record low
-9.0°F
January 18, 1982
Wettest day
7.81 in
September 20, 1960

Climate change signal in Newport

0%

of Newport's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

0%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1950s
21
15
1960s
75
100
1970s
93
76
1980s
85
119
1990s
70
43
2000s
22
13

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1957, the latest in 2003. Period of observation: 1957-2003.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 64.9°F — Jan 24, 1967 -9.0°F — Jan 18, 1982 2.65 in — Jan 25, 1979
February 64.9°F — Feb 27, 1976 -4.0°F — Feb 25, 1993 2.75 in — Feb 18, 1998
March 73.9°F — Mar 13, 1990 3.0°F — Mar 2, 1980 4.42 in — Mar 22, 1980
April 86.0°F — Apr 19, 1976 10.0°F — Apr 6, 1982 3.78 in — Apr 21, 1991
May 89.1°F — May 26, 1965 21.0°F — May 6, 1991 4.87 in — May 31, 1984
June 93.0°F — Jun 27, 1963 35.1°F — Jun 20, 1991 3.20 in — Jun 14, 1998
July 96.1°F — Jul 8, 1993 41.0°F — Jul 4, 1986 3.21 in — Jul 17, 1989
August 98.1°F — Aug 2, 1975 39.0°F — Aug 24, 1986 6.30 in — Aug 10, 1992
September 93.0°F — Sep 7, 1983 35.1°F — Sep 28, 1965 7.81 in — Sep 20, 1960
October 81.0°F — Oct 4, 1959 26.1°F — Oct 31, 1966 3.36 in — Oct 20, 1996
November 75.0°F — Nov 6, 1983 10.9°F — Nov 21, 1987 3.96 in — Nov 3, 1969
December 69.1°F — Dec 5, 1998 -5.1°F — Dec 26, 1980 3.13 in — Dec 17, 1973

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