Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newport State AP (USW00014787), Rhode Island, United States, with 31 years of record.
Key Facts for Newport State AP
Newport State AP (USW00014787) is a weather station in Rhode Island, United States at 41.53 latitude and -71.28 longitude, 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newport State AP still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newport State AP tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.1 C (70.0 F) on 14 July 2026.
About the Station
Location: Rhode Island, United States, 41.53 latitude, -71.28 longitude.
Elevation: 45 m (148 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
11 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Newport State AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 11 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Newport State AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Mar
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-16.0 C (3.2 F)
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Apr
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-5.5 C (22.1 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
22.2 C (72.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
30.0 C (86.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
Jul
36.7 C (98.1 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
Aug
33.9 C (93.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
32.8 C (91.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-9.3 C (15.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-14.9 C (5.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Newport State AP still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 71.
Standing records at Newport State AP by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1996
35
1997
47
1998
39
1999
58
2000
71
2001
54
2002
63
2003
66
2004
57
2005
48
2006
43
2007
58
2008
45
2009
39
2010
47
2011
32
2012
43
2013
39
2014
46
2015
66
2016
52
2017
61
2018
60
2019
38
2020
51
2021
38
2022
41
2023
36
2024
33
2025
38
2026
20
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Newport State AP between 4 July 2026 and 4 July 2026. Each dot is a new record.
When Newport State AP set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2026-07-04
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 25.0 C (77.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 130.3 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newport State AP. The most was 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 2 September 2021.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newport State AP
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
20 January 2019
Feb
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
13 February 2008
Mar
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
30 March 2001
Apr
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
15 April 2007
May
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
16 May 2024
Jun
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
7 June 2013
Jul
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
4 July 2014
Aug
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
29 August 2009
Sep
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2 September 2021
Oct
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
15 October 2005
Nov
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
22 November 2005
Dec
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
11 December 2024
Period of Record Coverage
1996 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Newport State AP, 1997 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2003, at 9.5 C (49.2 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 12.0 C (53.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newport State AP as warming stripes, 1997 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1997
9.8 C
-0.99 C
1998
11.1 C
+0.34 C
1999
11.1 C
+0.27 C
2000
10.1 C
-0.74 C
2001
11.0 C
+0.16 C
2002
10.8 C
-0.05 C
2003
9.5 C
-1.26 C
2004
9.6 C
-1.21 C
2005
10.0 C
-0.80 C
2006
11.1 C
+0.25 C
2007
10.4 C
-0.41 C
2008
11.0 C
+0.24 C
2009
10.4 C
-0.45 C
2010
11.4 C
+0.59 C
2011
11.1 C
+0.27 C
2012
11.6 C
+0.83 C
2013
10.4 C
-0.45 C
2014
10.3 C
-0.53 C
2015
10.7 C
-0.14 C
2016
11.5 C
+0.65 C
2017
11.1 C
+0.26 C
2018
10.9 C
+0.14 C
2019
10.8 C
-0.02 C
2020
12.0 C
+1.17 C
2021
11.3 C
+0.45 C
2022
11.0 C
+0.17 C
2023
11.3 C
+0.53 C
2024
11.3 C
+0.50 C
2025
10.9 C
+0.10 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1996 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Newport State AP: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
32.2 C (90.0 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
2016
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2021
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2005
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
29
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
2005
16 days
29
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 36.7 C (98.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.2 C (90.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newport State AP by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1996
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2000
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2001
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2002
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2003
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2004
28.3 C (82.9 F)
2005
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2006
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2007
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2008
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2009
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2010
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2012
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2013
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2014
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2015
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2016
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2017
32.2 C (90.0 F)
2018
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2019
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2022
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2023
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2024
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2025
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2026
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is -22.1 C (-7.8 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.0 C (5.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newport State AP by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1996
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2000
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2001
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2002
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2005
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006
-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2007
-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2008
-12.7 C (9.1 F)
2009
-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2010
-13.8 C (7.2 F)
2011
-17.1 C (1.2 F)
2012
-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2013
-14.3 C (6.3 F)
2014
-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2015
-18.8 C (-1.8 F)
2016
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
2017
-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2018
-18.2 C (-0.8 F)
2019
-16.6 C (2.1 F)
2020
-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2021
-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2022
-16.6 C (2.1 F)
2023
-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
2024
-11.0 C (12.2 F)
2025
-12.1 C (10.2 F)
2026
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newport State AP by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2002
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2003
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2004
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
2005
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2006
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2007
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2008
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2009
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2011
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2012
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2013
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2014
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2015
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2016
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2017
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
2018
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2019
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2020
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2021
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2022
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2023
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2025
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2026
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 177.3 mm (7.0 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newport State AP by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1999
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
2000
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2001
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2002
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2003
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2004
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2005
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2006
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
2007
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2008
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2009
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2010
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2011
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2012
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2013
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
2014
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2015
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
2016
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2017
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2018
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2019
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2020
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2021
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2022
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2023
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2024
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2025
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2026
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newport State AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 36 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newport State AP by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996
n/a
1997
n/a
1998
17 days
1999
19 days
2000
11 days
2001
26 days
2002
20 days
2003
22 days
2004
11 days
2005
36 days
2006
19 days
2007
28 days
2008
15 days
2009
14 days
2010
16 days
2011
16 days
2012
29 days
2013
27 days
2014
18 days
2015
20 days
2016
10 days
2017
13 days
2018
14 days
2019
11 days
2020
17 days
2021
16 days
2022
13 days
2023
15 days
2024
15 days
2025
16 days
2026
11 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
29 years with a frost
Across 29 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newport State AP falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 5 November, which leaves a median of 207 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newport State AP
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1997 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
15 April
n/a
-2.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
5 November
n/a
5 November
n/a
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
207 days
n/a
207 days
n/a
+3.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Download the Data
Data for Newport State AP standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Newport State AP threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.