Is this weather normal in Kent County?

Rhode Island · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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8.3 inches fell in September, the 4th-most for a September in Kent County in 132 years. Kent County has warmed about 0.6° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 57°, lows near 39°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Kent County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +1.2°OctNov: -1.2°NovDec: -3.9°DecJan 2026: -2.9°JanFeb: -5.1°FebMar: +2.3°MarApr: +1.9°AprMay: +0.9°MayJun: +2.5°JunJul: -0.1°JulAug: +1.4°AugSep: 0.0°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +1.4 inOctNov: -1.5 inNovDec: -2.1 inDecJan 2026: -1.1 inJanFeb: -0.9 inFebMar: +0.2 inMarApr: -2.6 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: -1.3 inJunJul: +4.1 inJulAug: +0.5 inAugSep: +4.1 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Kent County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 20°4.0 in37.4° 202318.2° 1918
February40° / 22°3.5 in37.7° 201814.9° 1934
March47° / 28°4.9 in45.4° 201227.7° 1916
April58° / 37°4.5 in52.1° 201040.7° 1943
May68° / 47°3.6 in61.9° 199149.0° 1917
June77° / 57°4.0 in69.7° 202158.5° 1903
July82° / 63°3.4 in76.4° 201365.8° 1914
August81° / 61°3.9 in75.1° 201862.9° 1903
September74° / 54°4.2 in67.4° 196157.4° 1917
October63° / 43°4.8 in59.5° 201745.5° 1925
November52° / 34°4.2 in47.7° 201134.6° 1901
December43° / 26°4.9 in45.1° 201519.6° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Kent County

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