Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Clear early then Partly Cloudy, Windy and Colder
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		February 20, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		35		29		40		-5		60		in	1930		20		in	2015
Minimum Temperature		24		21		26		-2		44		in	1981		2		in	1950
Average Temperature		30		25		33		-3		50		in	1930		14		in	1966
Precipitation		.00		.14		.13		-.13		2.07		in	1924
One Hour		.00		.00						.26		in	1988
Snow		0.0		0.6		0.3		-0.3		8.8		in	1921
Snow Depth		0		T						23		in	2015
HDD		35		40		32		+3		51		in	1966		15		in	1930
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		14		27		30		-16		53		in	1974		-7		in	1959
Minimum Dew Point		7		7		13		-6		43		in	2018		-21		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		11		17		21		-10		46		in	2018		-10		in	1959
Maximum Humidity		61%		92%		82%		-21%		100%		in	2018		40%		in	1965
Minimum Humidity		35%		44%		49%		-14%		97%		in	2018		19%		in	1990
Average Humidity		48%		68%		66%		-18%		99%		in	2018		33%		in	1990
Maximum Barometer		30.46		30.63		30.12		+00.34		30.63		in	2019		29.46		in	1964
Minimum Barometer		30.33		30.18		29.75		+00.58		30.33		in	2020		28.82		in	1934
Average Barometer		30.40		30.41		29.94		+00.46		30.41		in	2019		29.26		in	1972
Average Wind		9.7		5.9		8.8		+0.9		22.4		in	1972		2.3		in	1980
Direction		NW		NW		NW				NW					SSE
High Wind Gust		26		18		27		-1		61		in	1927		12		in	1980
Direction		NW		NW		NW				NE					SSE
Wind Chill		12		12		16		-4							-24		in	1950
Maximum Water Temp		36.3		36.0		38.1		-1.8		43.5		in	2012		32.1		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		34.9		34.0		36.4		-1.5		41.5		in	2012		31.8		in	2015
Average Water Temp		35.6		35.0		37.3		-1.7		42.5		in	2012		32.0		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:32:37 AM						6:04:35 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:25:11 PM						5:53:13 PM
Length Of Day		10:53:13
Special Conditions		None
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		February 20, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		43.3		40.1		38.7		+4.6		44.5		in	1990		23.0		in	1979
Avg Minimum Temperature		30.4		26.9		23.9		+6.5		30.4		in	2020		7.8		in	1979
Average Temperature		36.8		33.5		31.6		+5.3		36.8		in	2020		15.4		in	1979
Total Precipitation		2.75		2.28		2.47		+.28		6.48		in	1988		.25		in	1947
Total Snow		0.0		3.8		6.0		-6.0		26.4		in	2003		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		556		625		670		-114		989		in	1979		556		in	2020
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		35.8		30.9		27.7		+8.1		39.6		in	2018		4.5		in	1979
Avg Minimum Dew Point		21.3		15.4		11.5		+9.8		23.0		in	1984		-8.0		in	1979
Average  Dew Point		28.5		23.1		19.6		+8.9		29.9		in	2018		-1.8		in	1979
		February 20, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		4.79		7.84		6.16		-1.37		12.38		in	1979		2.33		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		9.1		23.0		-10.8		61.1		in	1996		3.5		in	1989
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		3321		3629		3698		-377		4535		in	1918		2952		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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