Warmer-Than-Average Temps Recorded In Rhode Island This January

January 2020 has been a generally mild month in Rhode Island, according to the National Weather Service. With just a few days left before February, just four days have had colder-than-average temperatures.

The warmest days by far came during the weekend of Jan. 11 and 12, when temperatures reached 70 degrees, a full 25 degrees above the average. Both days smashed daily high-temperature records.

The graphic below from the National Weather Service shows the average high and low temperature for each day, with this year's deviation in between. As of Sunday, 21 of 26 recorded temperatures were above average.

"Other than a handful of days with below-normal average temps, January's been a mild month when looking at the departures from normal," the NWS said.

Sunday, which was more than 13 degrees above average, marked the anniversary of a storm that dropped more than a foot of snow on Rhode Island in 2015 ahead of a six-week "snow blitz" that continued into March, the NWS said.

More snow is possible in the coming week, but it will be a far cry from 2015's storm. Potential snow is in the forecast on Saturday night, though expected accumulation totals have not yet been announced.

Here's a look at the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 20. North wind around 8 mph.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 35. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday Night
A chance of snow after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Saturday
A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Saturday Night
A chance of snow before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.