Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, December 20, 2020
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Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    December 20, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   37   30   40   -3   58   in 1957   11   in 1942  
Minimum Temperature   25   17   27   -2   51   in 1957   -6   in 1942  
Average Temperature   31   24   33   -2   55   in 1957   3   in 1942  
Precipitation   .02   .00   .14   -.12   1.48   in 2002            
One Hour   .02   .00           .49   in 2002            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.3   -0.3   16.0   in 2009            
Snow Depth   6   0           14   in 1904            
HDD   34   41   31   +3   62   in 1942   10   in 1957  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in   0   in    
Maximum Dew Point   32   17   33   -1   56   in 2002   -1   in 1983  
Minimum Dew Point   20   6   17   +3   45   in 1957   -17   in 1955  
Average  Dew Point   26   12   25   +1   49   in 1957   -8   in 1955  
Maximum Humidity   94%   70%   84%   +10%   100%   in 2002   44%   in 1955  
Minimum Humidity   76%   55%   56%   +20%   90%   in 1987   22%   in 1962  
Average Humidity   85%   63%   70%   +15%   95%   in 1987   35%   in 1955  
Maximum Barometer   30.30   30.59   30.19   +00.11   30.97   in 1990   29.50   in 1995  
Minimum Barometer   29.98   30.30   29.85   +00.13   30.42   in 1979   29.09   in 1934  
Average Barometer   30.14   30.45   30.02   +00.12   30.60   in 1990   29.43   in 1995  
Average Wind   2.5   11.8   8.1   -5.6   17.5   in 2009   2.2   in 1993  
Direction   NNW   NW   WNW       NW         SW        
High Wind Gust   9   28   25   -16   48   in 1970   9   in 2020  
Direction   NNW   WNW   NNW       WNW         NNW        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   23   2   14   +9             -20   in 1955  
Maximum Water Temp   45.3   40.8   45.1   +0.2   50.7   in 2006   40.8   in 2019  
Minimum Water Temp   43.2   37.9   42.4   +0.8   47.3   in 2015   37.9   in 2019  
Average Water Temp   44.3   39.4   43.7   +0.5   48.9   in 2011   39.4   in 2019  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:08:19 AM   6:37:00 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:18:41 PM   4:50:00 PM            
Length Of Day   9:10:22                          
Special Conditions   Fog, Haze                              
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    December 20, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   42.7   41.3   43.6   -0.8   53.3   in 2015   31.6   in 1904  
Avg Minimum Temperature   31.0   28.3   29.9   +1.1   40.9   in 2015   16.4   in 1989  
Average Temperature   37.1   35.1   36.7   +0.4   47.4   in 2015   24.9   in 1989  
Total Precipitation   4.25   5.28   2.91   +1.34   9.27   in 1936   .27   in 1998  
Total Snow   7.4   8.4   4.3   +3.1   21.3   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   559   598   561   -2   802   in 1989   352   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   36.1   35.5   35.5   +0.6   47.6   in 2015   18.0   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   23.3   20.3   20.3   +3.0   35.4   in 2015   -0.2   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   29.9   28.3   27.9   +2.0   41.7   in 2015   8.9   in 1989  
    December 20, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   41.13   54.78   46.89   -5.76   63.81   in 1983   27.14   in 1965  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)   8.0   8.4   5.4   +2.6   21.3   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)   1352   1588   1593   -241   2098   in 1904   1147   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   871   731   563   +308   871   in 2020   290   in 1902  
                                   
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