Rhode Island · THREADEX · 1904–2026

Providence, RI

41.722°N, 71.433°W · station PVDthr · 123 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Providence.
68°TUE7/1477°WED7/1571°THU7/1669°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#66 / 121
coldest Jul 18 in 121 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

54°F
set in 1958

Mildest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Providence. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5466771905: 74°F1906: 70°F1907: 72°F1908: 55°F1909: 57°F1910: 59°F1911: 68°F1912: 65°F1913: 64°F1914: 72°F1915: 67°F1916: 66°F1917: 69°F1918: 64°F1919: 67°F1920: 58°F1921: 64°F1922: 71°F1923: 61°F1924: 61°F1925: 62°F1926: 62°F1927: 70°F1928: 68°F1929: 62°F1930: 67°F1931: 62°F1932: 64°F1933: 63°F1934: 60°F1935: 68°F1936: 59°F1937: 66°F1938: 68°F1939: 61°F1940: 65°F1941: 65°F1942: 66°F1943: 72°F1944: 62°F1945: 70°F1946: 56°F1947: 73°F1948: 56°F1949: 68°F1950: 70°F1951: 63°F1952: 67°F1953: 69°F1954: 58°F1955: 72°F1956: 56°F1957: 59°F1958: 54°F1959: 65°F1960: 61°F1961: 67°F1962: 60°F1963: 69°F1964: 64°F1965: 66°F1966: 58°F1967: 66°F1968: 72°F1969: 75°F1970: 62°F1971: 59°F1972: 72°F1973: 56°F1974: 65°F1975: 72°F1976: 61°F1977: 75°F1978: 66°F1979: 68°F1980: 70°F1981: 63°F1982: 75°F1983: 68°F1984: 65°F1985: 63°F1986: 64°F1987: 58°F1988: 73°F1989: 55°F1990: 69°F1991: 72°F1992: 59°F1993: 62°F1994: 66°F1995: 63°F1996: 70°F1997: 72°F1998: 69°F1999: 74°F2000: 63°F2001: 63°F2002: 70°F2003: 62°F2004: 64°F2005: 72°F2006: 70°F2007: 65°F2008: 67°F2009: 68°F2010: 73°F2011: 72°F2012: 73°F2013: 77°F2014: 60°F2015: 67°F2016: 73°F2017: 70°F2018: 65°F2019: 64°F2020: 62°F2021: 70°F2022: 69°F2023: 71°F2024: 71°F2025: 65°F67° forecast190520251958

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1867°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#66 of 121
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-17°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1904–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Providence in each calendar month, and for the whole 1904–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan70°F2020-13°F1976
Feb72°F1981-17°F1934
Mar90°F19451°F1948
Apr98°F197611°F1923
May96°F201029°F1956
Jun100°F202539°F1945
Jul102°F199148°F1988
Aug104°F197540°F1965
Sep100°F198332°F1951
Oct88°F194620°F1976
Nov81°F19506°F1989
Dec77°F1998-12°F1917
All-time104°F1975-17°F1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Providence so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Feb 24 1918

So far in 2026

76 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Providence's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 22°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 24°FMar: 48°FMar: 30°FApr: 59°FApr: 40°FMay: 69°FMay: 49°FJun: 78°FJun: 59°FJul: 84°FJul: 65°FAug: 82°FAug: 64°FSep: 75°FSep: 56°FOct: 64°FOct: 45°FNov: 53°FNov: 36°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 58m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.72°N, 71.43°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA37 mi NEWorcester, MA44 mi NWBoston, MA49 mi NEHartford, CT65 mi WWestfield, MA72 mi WManchester, NH83 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Providence's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Providence, RI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Providence's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Providence, RI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1904

Each cell is one day's low at Providence, coloured by temperature — 123 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Providence, RI daily low heat map 1904–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Providence — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
76 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 59th most in 123 years. Normal for this point: 75. Record: 91 in 1926.

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