All-time weather records — Providence, RI

Record high
147.9°F
January 26, 1962
Record low
-13.0°F
January 23, 1976
Wettest day
6.31 in
August 4, 1979

Climate change signal in Providence

17.5%

of Providence's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (64 of 366 records since 2015).

5.5%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (20 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 #
1940s
14
15
1950s
33
93
1960s
23
73
1970s
44
82
1980s
51
53
1990s
63
14
2000s
50
14
2010s
50
17
2020s
38
5

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 1948, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1942-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 147.9°F — Jan 26, 1962 -13.0°F — Jan 23, 1976 2.90 in — Jan 4, 1982
February 72.0°F — Feb 18, 1981 -8.9°F — Feb 4, 2023 2.74 in — Feb 13, 2008
March 84.9°F — Mar 31, 1998 1.0°F — Mar 4, 1950 5.32 in — Mar 30, 2010
April 98.1°F — Apr 19, 1976 14.0°F — Apr 4, 1954 4.30 in — Apr 10, 1983
May 96.1°F — May 26, 2010 28.9°F — May 9, 1956 5.15 in — May 31, 1984
June 100.0°F — Jun 24, 2025 41.0°F — Jun 1, 1967 3.29 in — Jun 13, 1998
July 102.0°F — Jul 6, 2010 48.0°F — Jul 1, 1988 4.78 in — Jul 30, 1976
August 104.0°F — Aug 2, 1975 39.9°F — Aug 31, 1965 6.31 in — Aug 4, 1979
September 100.0°F — Sep 11, 1983 32.0°F — Sep 30, 1951 4.71 in — Sep 21, 1961
October 88.0°F — Oct 10, 1949 19.9°F — Oct 27, 1976 5.39 in — Oct 5, 1962
November 81.0°F — Nov 2, 1950 6.1°F — Nov 24, 1989 3.52 in — Nov 25, 1983
December 77.0°F — Dec 7, 1998 -9.9°F — Dec 25, 1980 4.60 in — Dec 11, 2024

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