Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, February 28, 2020
Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Breezy, Seasonal Temperatures
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		February 28, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		39		30		42		-3		62		in	1976		23		in	1906
Minimum Temperature		28		20		27		+1		42		in	1910		2		in	1907
Average Temperature		34		25		34		+0		48		in	1976		15		in	1907
Precipitation		.00		.05		.13		-.13		1.68		in	1999
One Hour		.00		.00						.51		in	1984
Snow		0.0		1.0		0.3		-0.3		4.4		in	1949
Snow Depth		0		1						17		in	2015
HDD		31		40		31		+0		50		in	1907		17		in	1976
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		18		21		31		-13		48		in	2011		2		in	2014
Minimum Dew Point		11		12		15		-4		36		in	2017		-10		in	2014
Average  Dew Point		15		17		23		-8		41		in	2017		-4		in	2014
Maximum Humidity		55%		94%		84%		-29%		100%		in	2013		46%		in	2001
Minimum Humidity		35%		54%		48%		-13%		92%		in	1962		20%		in	1985
Average Humidity		45%		74%		66%		-21%		96%		in	1962		36%		in	1994
Maximum Barometer		29.83		30.30		30.13		-00.30		30.86		in	1934		29.54		in	1952
Minimum Barometer		29.71		30.02		29.74		-00.03		30.53		in	2015		29.03		in	1984
Average Barometer		29.77		30.16		29.94		-00.17		30.36		in	1982		29.42		in	1956
Average Wind		9.0		6.7		7.9		+1.1		15.2		in	2001		2.2		in	2013
Direction		W		N		WNW				WNW					NW
High Wind Gust		26		20		27		-1		55		in	1949		12		in	1989
Direction		W		N		WNW				N					NNE
Wind Chill		19		12		16		+3							-11		in	1950
Maximum Water Temp		36.8		35.6		38.9		-2.1		43.7		in	2012		32.8		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		35.8		32.5		36.9		-1.1		42.7		in	2012		30.3		in	2015
Average Water Temp		36.3		34.1		38.0		-1.7		43.2		in	2012		31.6		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:20:35 AM						5:52:52 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:34:47 PM						6:02:30 PM
Length Of Day		11:14:52
Special Conditions		None
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		February 28, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		44.1		39.7		39.4		+4.7		45.4		in	1976		27.7		in	1934
Avg Minimum Temperature		30.8		26.7		24.7		+6.1		30.8		in	2020		10.6		in	1934
Average Temperature		37.4		33.2		32.1		+5.4		38.0		in	2018		19.1		in	1934
Total Precipitation		3.77		3.55		3.51		+.26		7.40		in	1998		.66		in	1947
Total Snow		0.0		6.0		8.7		-8.7		30.4		in	1994		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		761		884		923		-162		1278		in	1934		748		in	2018
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		35.1		30.3		28.4		+6.6		40.4		in	2018		13.6		in	1979
Avg Minimum Dew Point		21.2		15.3		12.4		+8.8		23.2		in	2018		1.4		in	1968
Average  Dew Point		28.1		22.8		20.4		+7.7		31.8		in	2018		7.8		in	1979
		February 28, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		5.81		9.11		7.20		-1.39		17.40		in	1979		2.65		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		11.3		25.7		-13.5		63.3		in	2005		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		3526		3888		3951		-425		4817		in	1918		3151		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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