Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Clear early then Partly Cloudy, Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2017
		August 31, 2017								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2016		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		78		79		76		+2		93		in	1973		62		in	1903
Minimum Temperature		59		68		61		-2		72		in	2005		41		in	1965
Average Temperature		69		74		68		+1		82		in	1973		53		in	1965
Precipitation		.00		T		.13		-.13		2.60		in	1954
One Hour		.00		T						.80		in	1954
Snowfall		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.0		in
Snow Depth		0								0		in
HDD		0		0		1		-1		12		in	1965		0		in	2017
CDD		4		9		4		+0		17		in	1973		0		in	2009
Maximum Dew Point		61		72		64		-3		75		in	2010		49		in	1965
Minimum Dew Point		54		66		55		-1		72		in	2005		33		in	1965
Average  Dew Point		58		69		60		-2		73		in	2005		41		in	1965
Maximum Humidity		93%		95%		93%		-0%		100%					62%		in	1953
Minimum Humidity		54%		73%		59%		-5%		90%		in	1950		31%		in	1968
Average Humidity		74%		84%		76%		-3%		95%		in	1950		50%		in	1953
Maximum Barometer		29.91		30.02		30.10		-00.19		30.54		in	2002		29.81		in	1984
Minimum Barometer		29.80		29.86		29.88		-00.08		30.29		in	2002		28.65		in	1954
Average Barometer		29.86		29.94		29.99		-00.14		30.42		in	2002		29.26		in	1954
Average Wind		5.2		6.0		6.2		-1.0		27.5		in	1954		1.3		in	1990
Direction		W		SW		SSW				SW					SW
High Wind Gust		18		19		22		-4		109		in	1954		11		in	1950
Direction		W		SW		SSW				ESE					SE
High Heat Index		79		82		76		+3		104		in	1973
Wind Chill
Maximum Water Temp		68.3		72.7		70.7		-2.4		74.5		in	2010		66.9		in	2003
Minimum Water Temp		65.6		71.5		68.5		-2.9		71.5		in	2016		64.2		in	2003
Average Water Temp		67.0		72.1		69.6		-2.6		73.0		in	2010		65.6		in	2003
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:11:AM						5:42:AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:20:PM						7:48:PM
Length Of Day		13:09
Special Conditions		None
Comments
		August 31, 2017								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2016		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		78.2		82.8		78.3		-0.1		82.8		in	2016		73.0		in	1903
Avg Minimum Temperature		62.3		66.3		63.8		-1.6		66.6		in	1939		57.6		in	1964
Average Temperature		70.2		74.5		70.8		-0.6		74.5		in	2016		65.8		in	1964
Total Precipitation		2.35		1.05		3.81		-1.46		11.81		in	1985		.33		in	1993
Total Snowfall		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0				in					in
Total HDD		1		0		6		-5		38		in	1905		0		in	2016
Total CDD		172		302		194		-22		302		in	2016		61		in	1964
Avg Maximum Dew Point		66.4		70.5		66.5		-0.2		70.8		in	2009		60.8		in	1964
Avg Minimum Dew Point		57.7		62.0		58.4		-0.7		63.0		in	2009		50.8		in	1964
Average  Dew Point		62.0		66.3		62.5		-0.4		66.9		in	2009		55.8		in	1964
		August 31, 2017								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2016		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		28.43		18.71		31.49		-3.06		45.30		in	1998		16.54		in	1957
Total Snowfall (since Jul 1)		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0
Total HDD (since Jul 1)		10		1		9		+1		40		in	1914		0		in	2015
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		469		671		498		-29		691		in	2010		253		in	1902
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