Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Mostly Cloudy and Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		February 16, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		43		46		40		+3		59		in	1954		15		in	1904
Minimum Temperature		33		30		25		+8		42		in	2016		-8		in	1943
Average Temperature		38		38		32		+6		49		in	1954		4		in	1943
Precipitation		.00		T		.13		-.13		1.89		in	1993
One Hour		.00		T						.36		in	1988
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.3		-0.3		15.7		in	1958
Snow Depth		0		0						22		in	2015
HDD		27		27		33		-6		61		in	1943		16		in	1954
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		31		43		29		+2		51		in	2018		-6		in	1963
Minimum Dew Point		24		20		13		+11		41		in	2016		-18		in	2003
Average  Dew Point		28		32		21		-7		46		in	2016		-10		in	1963
Maximum Humidity		82%		91%		84%		-2%		100%		in	2018		49%		in	2004
Minimum Humidity		57%		42%		51%		+6%		97%		in	1990		17%		in	2004
Average Humidity		70%		67%		68%		+2%		99%		in	1990		33%		in	2004
Maximum Barometer		30.32		29.98		30.13		+00.19		30.69		in	1951		29.56		in	1958
Minimum Barometer		30.06		29.64		29.78		+00.28		30.54		in	2003		28.71		in	1958
Average Barometer		30.19		29.81		29.95		+00.24		30.61		in	2003		29.14		in	1958
Average Wind		7.0		10.4		8.2		-1.2		20.6		in	1967		1.3		in	1998
Direction		SW		NW		WNW				WNW					N
High Wind Gust		29		22		27		+2		55		in	1967		11		in	1999
Direction		SW		WNW		WNW				SW					E
Wind Chill		24		23		13		+11							-24		in	2015
Maximum Water Temp		36.2		38.3		38.1		-1.9		43.7		in	2012		32.0		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		35.0		37.0		36.2		-1.2		41.9		in	2012		30.7		in	2003
Average Water Temp		35.6		37.7		37.1		-1.5		42.8		in	2012		31.4		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:38:15 AM						6:10:01 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:20:17 PM						5:48:31 PM
Length Of Day		10:42:40
Special Conditions		None
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		February 16, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		42.9		41.8		38.4		+4.6		44.3		in	1990		22.8		in	1979
Avg Minimum Temperature		30.9		28.1		23.5		+7.4		30.9		in	2020		8.4		in	1934
Average Temperature		36.9		35.0		31.3		+5.7		36.9		in	2020		15.7		in	1979
Total Precipitation		2.64		1.84		1.95		+.69		5.93		in	1988		.07		in	1912
Total Snow		0.0		2.1		4.8		-4.8		26.3		in	1978		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		443		476		539		-96		786		in	1979		443		in	2020
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		36.6		32.5		27.3		+9.3		39.4		in	2018		3.9		in	1979
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.9		16.8		11.2		+11.8		22.9		in	2020		-7.6		in	1979
Average  Dew Point		29.8		24.6		19.2		+10.6		29.8		in	2020		-1.8		in	1979
		February 16, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		4.68		7.40		5.64		-.96		12.38		in	1979		2.33		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		7.4		21.8		-9.6		59.5		in	1996		3.5		in	1989
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		3208		3480		3567		-359		4397		in	1918		2835		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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