Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Clear Morning, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy, Snow to Mix of Rain and Fog Late, Seasonal Temps
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2018  
    February 17, 2018     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2017   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   38   41   40   -2   60   in 1976   11   in 1922  
Minimum Temperature   28   24   25   +3   39   in 1976   -9   in 1896  
Average Temperature   33   33   32   +1   50   in 1976   4   in 1922  
Precipitation   .25   .00   .13   +.12   1.85   in 1936            
One Hour   .05   .00           .35   in 1983            
Snow   2.2   0.0   0.3   +1.9   16.4   in 2003            
Snow Depth   0   2           22   in 2015            
HDD   32   32   33   -1   61   in 1922   15   in 1976  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in            
Maximum Dew Point   33   20   29   +4   53   in 1990   -13   in 1979  
Minimum Dew Point   13   15   13   +0   34   in 1984   -19   in 1979  
Average  Dew Point   23   18   21   +2   41   in 1976   -16   in 1979  
Maximum Humidity   100%   71%   84%   +16%   100%         42%   in 1979  
Minimum Humidity   38%   38%   49%   -11%   90%   in 1954   20%   in 2000  
Average Humidity   69%   55%   67%   +2%   94%   in 1954   35%   in 1989  
Maximum Barometer   30.42   29.83   30.17   +00.25   30.84   in 1989   29.42   in 1958  
Minimum Barometer   30.04   29.63   29.79   +00.25   30.50   in 1989   28.71   in 1902  
Average Barometer   30.23   29.73   29.98   +00.25   30.67   in 1989   29.22   in 1958  
Average Wind   7.8   10.2   8.8   -1.0   20.5   in 2013   2.6   in 1978  
Direction   SE   WNW   WNW       NW         S        
High Wind Gust   23   28   28   -5   53   in 1902   11   in 1978  
Direction   NNW   WNW   WNW       NE         SE        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   20   14   11   +9             -23   in 1979  
Maximum Water Temp   37.4   36.6   38.2   -0.8   43.7   in 2012   32.4   in 2015  
Minimum Water Temp   36.1   35.5   36.5   -0.4   42.4   in 2012   32.0   in 2015  
Average Water Temp   36.8   36.1   37.3   -0.6   43.1   in 2012   32.2   in 2015  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:38:AM   6:09:AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   5:21:PM   5:50:PM            
Length Of Day   10:44                          
Special Conditions   Fog                                  
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    February 17, 2018     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2017   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   42.8   39.1   38.5   +4.4   44.8   in 1990   22.4   in 1979  
Avg Minimum Temperature   27.6   25.1   23.6   +4.0   30.2   in 1925   8.0   in 1979  
Average Temperature   35.2   32.1   31.3   +3.9   36.8   in 1925   15.2   in 1979  
Total Precipitation   4.19   1.89   2.08   +2.11   5.93   in 1988   .07   in 1912  
Total Snow   2.6   12.6   5.1   -2.5   26.3   in 1978   T   in 2005  
Total HDD   501   557   572   -71   844   in 1979   474   in 1925  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   39.0   30.3   27.4   +11.6   39.0   in 2018   2.9   in 1979  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   18.5   16.1   11.3   +7.2   21.9   in 1984   -8.3   in 1979  
Average  Dew Point   28.7   23.2   19.3   +9.4   29.1   in 1984   -2.7   in 1979  
    February 17, 2018     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2017   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   9.18   6.59   5.77   +3.41   12.38   in 1979   2.33   in 1980  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 17)   30.4   33.6   22.1   +8.3   61.1   in 1996   3.5   in 1989  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 17)   3398   3186   3600   -202   4436   in 1918   2861   in 2016  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
                             
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