Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, February 17, 2020
Partly Cloudy early then Clear, Continued Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		February 17, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		49		37		40		+9		60		in	1976		11		in	1922
Minimum Temperature		29		24		25		+4		39		in	1976		-9		in	1896
Average Temperature		39		31		32		+7		50		in	1976		4		in	1922
Precipitation		.00		T		.13		-.13		1.85		in	1936
One Hour		.00		.00						.35		in	1983
Snow		0.0		T		0.3		-0.3		16.4		in	2003
Snow Depth		0		0						22		in	2015
HDD		26		34		33		-7		61		in	1922		15		in	1976
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		30		24		29		+1		53		in	1990		-13		in	1979
Minimum Dew Point		18		11		13		+5		34		in	1984		-19		in	1979
Average  Dew Point		24		18		21		+3		41		in	1976		-16		in	1979
Maximum Humidity		89%		73%		84%		+5%		100%		in	2018		42%		in	1979
Minimum Humidity		37%		36%		49%		-12%		90%		in	1954		20%		in	2000
Average Humidity		63%		55%		67%		-4%		94%		in	1954		35%		in	1989
Maximum Barometer		30.44		30.16		30.17		+00.27		30.84		in	1989		29.42		in	1958
Minimum Barometer		30.09		29.98		29.79		+00.30		30.50		in	1989		28.71		in	1902
Average Barometer		30.27		30.07		29.98		+00.29		30.67		in	1989		29.22		in	1958
Average Wind		5.7		7.3		8.7		-3.0		20.5		in	2013		2.6		in	1978
Direction		N		N		WNW				NW					S
High Wind Gust		20		24		28		-8		53		in	1902		11		in	1978
Direction		WNW		N		WNW				NE					SE
Wind Chill		23		11		11		+12							-23		in	1979
Maximum Water Temp		36.3		37.0		38.1		-1.8		43.7		in	2012		32.4		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		34.9		35.4		36.4		-1.5		42.4		in	2012		32.0		in	2015
Average Water Temp		35.6		36.2		37.3		-1.7		43.1		in	2012		32.2		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:36:52 AM						6:08:41 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:21:31 PM						5:49:41 PM
Length Of Day		10:45:17
Special Conditions		None
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		February 17, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		43.3		41.5		38.5		+4.8		44.8		in	1990		22.4		in	1979
Avg Minimum Temperature		30.8		27.9		23.6		+7.2		30.8		in	2020		8.0		in	1979
Average Temperature		37.0		34.7		31.3		+5.7		37.0		in	2020		15.2		in	1979
Total Precipitation		2.64		1.84		2.08		+.56		5.93		in	1988		.07		in	1912
Total Snow		0.0		2.1		5.1		-5.1		26.3		in	1978		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		469		510		572		-103		844		in	1979		469		in	2020
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		36.2		32.0		27.4		+8.9		39.0		in	2018		2.9		in	1979
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.6		16.4		11.3		+11.4		22.6		in	2020		-8.3		in	1979
Average  Dew Point		29.4		24.2		19.3		+10.1		29.4		in	2020		-2.7		in	1979
		February 17, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		4.68		7.40		5.77		-1.09		12.38		in	1979		2.33		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		7.4		22.1		-9.9		61.1		in	1996		3.5		in	1989
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		3234		3514		3600		-366		4436		in	1918		2861		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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