Providence, RI

Rhode Island · Records since 1904–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

96°F

September 7, 1983

+18° from 78° normal

❄ Record Low

43°F

September 7, 1984

-17° from 60° normal
🌞 Normal high: 78°F 🌑 Normal low: 60°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Providence

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 2, 1975
❄
-17°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 9, 1934
🌧
6.31"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 4, 1979
☃
35.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 23, 2026

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 96°F September 7, 1983
2 96°F September 7, 1945
3 92°F September 7, 2023
4 90°F September 7, 2015
5 89°F September 7, 2007
6 89°F September 7, 1919
7 87°F September 7, 1959
8 86°F September 7, 1969
9 86°F September 7, 1946
10 85°F September 7, 1990

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 43°F September 7, 1984
2 43°F September 7, 1962
3 46°F September 7, 1949
4 47°F September 7, 2000
5 47°F September 7, 1988
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1904–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Providence

threshold: 89°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
3.8
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
15
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
3
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

114 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1905–2026
12
2026 so far
10
Avg/year 1970–2025
15
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
30
Most in a year (1983)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Providence

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 27, 2006 – Aug 3, 2006 8 100°F (Aug 2) 93°F 71°F
2 Aug 2, 2022 – Aug 9, 2022 8 98°F (Aug 9) 94°F 72°F
3 Jul 6, 1944 – Jul 13, 1944 8 95°F (Jul 9) 92°F 71°F
4 Aug 11, 1944 – Aug 17, 1944 7 100°F (Aug 11) 98°F 74°F
5 Aug 13, 2002 – Aug 19, 2002 7 98°F (Aug 14) 93°F 73°F
6 Jul 14, 2013 – Jul 20, 2013 7 98°F (Jul 19) 94°F 75°F
7 Aug 9, 1988 – Aug 15, 1988 7 95°F (Aug 13) 93°F 74°F
8 Jul 16, 1991 – Jul 21, 1991 6 102°F (Jul 21) 98°F 70°F
9 Jul 17, 2011 – Jul 22, 2011 6 101°F (Jul 22) 91°F 70°F
10 Jul 16, 1977 – Jul 21, 1977 6 100°F (Jul 19) 96°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

49
2026 total
above-normal nights
40.3
Avg / summer
1970–2020
61
Most in a summer
2020

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

29.72"
2026 YTD
Normal: 31.02"
-1.30"
0.98"
September so far
September normal: 4.17"
-3.19"
8
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Providence is 1.30" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1904–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1904, annual totals have trended +1.35" per decade, about +16.3" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

74.1°F

Average temperature · August 2026

60th-warmest month on record

19th-warmest August of 122 on record

+1.1° vs. 73.0° average (1991–2020)
78.4°F
Warmest month ever
July 2013
77.0°F
Warmest August ever
2022
4
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
99°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

Longest 90°F Streak in August

4 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 6–9, 2026, peaking at 93°F)

The longest August streak since 2022 (4 years). The August record is 7 days, set in 1944.

Average August Temperature by Year

1905–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.32° per decade (warming since 1905)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

4.55"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+0.96"
vs. average
Normal: 3.59" · 127% of normal
34th-wettest
August rank
of 122 on record
12.24"
Wettest August ever
1946 · driest 0.71" (1984)

August Precipitation by Year

1905–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1905)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1946 12.24"
2 1955 11.12"
3 1927 10.88"
4 1979 10.09"
5 1985 8.57"
6 1954 8.30"
7 2011 8.02"
8 1952 7.45"
9 1976 7.01"
10 1922 6.96"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1984 0.71"
2 1916 0.78"
3 1943 0.82"
4 1907 0.88"
5 1956 0.91"
6 1988 0.94"
7 1940 0.99"
8 1960 1.06"
9 2007 1.08"
10 1935 1.14"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2022 77.0°F
2 2018 77.0°F
3 2005 76.4°F
4 2016 76.0°F
5 2020 75.6°F
6 2021 75.6°F
7 1944 75.5°F
8 2002 75.3°F
9 1988 75.2°F
10 1937 75.1°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 2013 78.4°F
2 July 2020 77.6°F
3 July 2010 77.5°F
4 July 2022 77.2°F
5 August 2022 77.0°F
6 August 2018 77.0°F
7 July 1983 76.6°F
8 July 2019 76.6°F
9 July 1999 76.5°F
10 August 2005 76.4°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Providence, RI 74.1°F 19th of 122
Milton, MA 73.2°F 11th of 134
Worcester, MA 70.7°F 30th of 130
Boston, MA 75.2°F 6th of 155
Hartford, CT 73.2°F 30th of 122
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,462 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 122 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Aug 9
so far
 Aug 16 May 21, 1996 Sep 22, 1980 +0.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 4
so far
 Sep 28 Sep 4, 1937 Nov 1, 2024 -0.1 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 31 Oct 5, 1965 Nov 23, 1994 +0.7 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 29 Sep 30, 1951 Nov 18, 2000 -0.1 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 9 Oct 8, 1954 Dec 7, 2009
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 4 Oct 27, 1976 Dec 31, 2012 +0.3 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 27 Oct 10, 1979 Dec 31, 1953 -0.5 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1905 · trending -0.1 days earlier per decade

198
Normal length
1991–2020 average
228
Longest on record
1946
154
Shortest on record
1956

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.5 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1905–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.18° per decade (warming since 1905)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1905–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.40" per decade (wetter since 1905)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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