Providence, RI

Rhode Island · Records since 1904–2026

🌙 66°F
Currently in Providence
As of 4:45 PM EST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

77°F

November 4, 1987

+20° from 57° normal

❄ Record Low

26°F

November 4, 1912

-13° from 39° normal
🌞 Normal high: 57°F 🌑 Normal low: 39°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

First & Last Dates — Providence

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
228 days
Longest growing season
1946
154 days
Shortest growing season
1956
198 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 77°F November 4, 1987
2 76°F November 4, 1994
3 76°F November 4, 1990
4 75°F November 4, 1975
5 74°F November 4, 1946
6 72°F November 4, 2022
7 71°F November 4, 1965
8 70°F November 4, 1982
9 70°F November 4, 1977
10 70°F November 4, 1914

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 26°F November 4, 1912
2 27°F November 4, 1932
3 27°F November 4, 1908
4 28°F November 4, 2024
5 28°F November 4, 2013
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

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

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

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")

This Year — 2026

How Providence is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

141 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

41.18"
2026 YTD
Normal: 39.01"
+2.17"
0.00"
November so far
November normal: 4.27"
-4.27"
12
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Providence is 2.17" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 4 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
54.3°F
Average temperature
38th-warmest of 122
+0.7°
vs. average
Normal: 53.5°F (1991–2020)
2.75"
Precipitation
51st-driest of 122
-1.49"
vs. average
Normal: 4.24" · 65% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 4 – Nov 3

1905–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.11° per decade (warming since 1905)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 4 – Nov 3

1905–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.15" per decade (wetter since 1905)

Warmest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2017 61.2°F
2 1947 60.9°F
3 1971 59.4°F
4 1946 59.0°F
5 1990 58.6°F
6 2007 58.5°F
7 2021 58.5°F
8 1920 57.7°F
9 1949 56.8°F
10 1938 56.5°F

Coolest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1925 46.1°F
2 1976 46.9°F
3 1988 47.0°F
4 1980 47.5°F
5 1917 48.6°F
6 1907 48.6°F
7 1981 49.1°F
8 1974 49.2°F
9 1934 49.3°F
10 1972 49.4°F

Wettest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 2005 15.38"
2 1962 13.21"
3 1989 7.87"
4 1995 7.20"
5 1955 6.68"
6 1999 6.68"
7 2006 6.67"
8 1970 6.52"
9 1951 6.46"
10 2020 6.40"

Driest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1924 0.15"
2 1946 0.16"
3 1918 0.45"
4 1994 0.53"
5 2001 0.60"
6 2013 0.65"
7 1921 0.76"
8 1961 0.97"
9 2024 0.98"
10 1952 1.17"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
← Back to all stations