Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Providence, Rhode Island, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Providence, Rhode Island, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 101°F on 2002-08-14; its coldest fell to -15°F on 1984-01-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
64°F2007-01-06
0°F1994-01-16
50°F1995-01-16
-15°F1984-01-22
February
65°F2018-02-21
9°F1995-02-06
47°F2017-02-25
-14°F2015-02-24
March
74°F2012-03-22
18°F1989-03-07
53°F1998-03-31
-1°F2015-03-06
April
88°F2002-04-17
20°F1982-04-07
57°F2019-04-20
14°F1982-04-07
May
89°F2007-05-25
42°F1985-05-03
66°F1987-05-31
31°F2008-05-01
June
95°F2025-06-24
52°F2017-06-06
74°F2025-06-25
41°F2009-06-01
July
100°F2002-07-03
62°F2021-07-03
76°F2026-07-03
45°F1988-07-01
August
101°F2002-08-14
62°F1986-08-28
77°F2006-08-02
44°F1986-08-30
September
96°F2002-09-09
54°F1992-09-30
71°F2018-09-04
36°F1992-09-30
October
87°F2007-10-05
38°F2000-10-29
68°F2005-10-08
23°F2020-10-31
November
77°F2024-11-01
19°F2018-11-22
61°F2022-11-06
11°F1989-11-24
December
69°F2001-12-01
7°F1983-12-25
58°F2006-12-01
-3°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
69°F2001-12-01
0°F1994-01-16
58°F2006-12-01
-15°F1984-01-22
Spring (Mar–May)
89°F2007-05-25
18°F1989-03-07
66°F1987-05-31
-1°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
101°F2002-08-14
52°F2017-06-06
77°F2006-08-02
41°F2009-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F2002-09-09
19°F2018-11-22
71°F2018-09-04
11°F1989-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Providence has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 101°F 2002-08-14
Lowest 0°F 1994-01-16

Low

Highest 77°F 2006-08-02
Lowest -15°F 1984-01-22

Feels-like

Highest 137°F 2022-08-09
Lowest -33°F 2023-02-04

Humidity

Highest 23.3 g/m³ 2006-08-02
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 1994-01-16

Wind

Highest 26 mph 2018-03-02
Lowest 3 mph 1993-08-13

Precip

Wettest 3.78 in 1996-10-20
Driest 18-day dry spell 1999-05-26

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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