Weather Stations
Where is official climate data collected in Rhode Island? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), specifically the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Ocean Service (NOS), maintain research-grade weather stations at airports, governmental institutions, and universities. In addition to real-time observations, many weather stations across Rhode Island have climate normals after more than 30 years of continuous recordkeeping.
Rhode Island Weather Stations
Request Climate Data and Information| Station Name | Location | Elev. | Est. | Observation Frequency | Parameters |
| Block Island (COOP) | New Shoreham | 130 ft. | 2015 | Daily | Temperature, Precipitation |
| Block Island State Airport | New Shoreham | 105 ft. | 1948 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| Coventry (COOP) | Coventry | 260 ft. | 2011 | Daily | Precipitation |
| Kingston (COOP) | South Kingstown | 117 ft. | 1893 | Daily | Temperature, Precipitation |
| Kingston 1 NW (COOP) | South Kingstown | 115 ft. | 2001 | Real-Time | Temperature, Precipitation |
| Kingston 1 W (COOP) | South Kingstown | 106 ft. | 2001 | Real-Time | Temperature, Precipitation |
| Newport State Airport | Middletown | 148 ft. | 1996 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| North Central State Airport | Smithfield | 441 ft. | 1992 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| Quonset State Airport | North Kingstown | 20 ft. | 1947 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| R.I. T.F. Green Int'l Airport | Warwick | 51 ft. | 1932 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| Westerly State Airport | Westerly | 65 ft. | 1999 | Real-Time | Temperature, Dewpoint, Wind, Pressure, Precipitation |
| Woonsocket (COOP) | Woonsocket | 360 ft. | 1948 | Daily | Precipitation |
| Station Name | Location | Elev. | Est. | Observation Frequency | Parameters |
| Conimicut Light | Upper Narragansett Bay | 8.09 ft. | 1999 | Real-Time | Tides, Wind, Air Temperature, Water Temperature, Pressure |
| Newport | Coasters Harbor Island | 7.03 ft. | 1930 | Real-Time | Tides, Wind, Air Temperature, Water Temperature, Pressure, Sea Level Trends |
| Port of Davisville | Quonset Point | 9.55 ft. | 2022 | Real-Time | Wind, Air Temperature, Humidity, Pressure |
| Potter Cove | Prudence Island | 39.37 ft. | 1999 | Real-Time | Wind, Air Temperature, Pressure |
| Providence | Providence River | 8.96 ft. | 1938 | Real-Time | Tides, Wind, Air Temperature, Water Temperature, Pressure, Sea Level Trends |
| Providence Visibility | Providence River | 12.69 ft. | 2016 | Real-Time | Wind, Air Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Visibility |
| Sandy Point Visibility | Prudence Island | 5.45 ft. | 2015 | Real-Time | Air Temperature, Humidity, Visibility |
Types of Weather Stations
Automated
Weather stations operated at airports by NOAA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are either Automated Surface Observing Stations (ASOS) or Automated Weather Observing Stations (AWOS) and record real-time observations. Marine stations are also automated and collect real-time weather data and water data (conductivity, tides, sea level trends).
Manual
The NWS Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) is a voluntary service where observers collect daily temperature and precipitation measurements. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network is also a volunteer organization and measures precipitation only. Rhode Island has over 115 active CoCoRaHS observers.