Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy PM, Continued Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		January 2, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		47		36		39		+8		55		in	2000		12		in	1918
Minimum Temperature		32		29		24		+8		50		in	1979		-3		in	1918
Average Temperature		40		33		31		+9		53		in	1979		5		in	1918
Precipitation		.00		.00		.12		-.12		1.32		in	1893
One Hour		.00		.00						.27		in	1979
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.2		-0.2		10.4		in	1948
Snow Depth		0		0						12		in	1948
HDD		25		32		33		-8		60		in	1918		12		in	1979
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		41		28		31		+10		54		in	2000		3		in	1999
Minimum Dew Point		24		8		14		+10		50		in	1979		-14		in	1968
Average  Dew Point		33		18		22		+11		52		in	1979		-5		in	1999
Maximum Humidity		88%		86%		85%		+3%		100%		in	2011		55%		in	1999
Minimum Humidity		58%		33%		55%		+3%		93%		in	1979		30%		in	1982
Average Humidity		73%		60%		70%		+3%		97%		in	1979		46%		in	1999
Maximum Barometer		29.95		30.35		30.19		-00.24		30.89		in	1899		29.66		in	2010
Minimum Barometer		29.83		30.10		29.85		-00.02		30.42		in	2005		28.98		in	1987
Average Barometer		29.89		30.23		30.02		-00.13		30.57		in	2005		29.42		in	1987
Average Wind		6.0		6.7		8.0		-2.0		17.0		in	2003		2.1		in	2006
Direction		W		NNW		NW				N					ESE
High Wind Gust		15		23		26		-11		52		in	1935		10		in	1950
Direction		SW		N		NW				NW					N
Wind Chill		25		18		14		+11							-16		in	1999
Maximum Water Temp		39.6		42.4		42.2		-2.6		50.5		in	2007		35.9		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		37.5		40.5		39.9		-2.4		49.1		in	2007		32.6		in	2018
Average Water Temp		38.6		41.5		41.1		-2.6		49.8		in	2007		34.3		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:11:42 AM						6:40:37 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		4:27:27 PM						4:58:32 PM
Length Of Day		9:15:45
Special Conditions		None
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		January 2, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		44.5		46.5		39.0		+5.5		54.5		in	1966		12.0		in	1918
Avg Minimum Temperature		33.0		32.0		24.0		+9.0		46.5		in	1979		-2.5		in	1918
Average Temperature		38.8		39.3		31.5		+7.3		50.0		in	1979		4.8		in	1918
Total Precipitation		.00		.73		.24		-.24		2.23		in	1919		.00		in	2020
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.4		-0.4		10.8		in	1948		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		52		51		66		-14		120		in	1918		29		in	1979
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		38.5		41.0		30.7		+7.8		52.0		in	1979		6.0		in	2018
Avg Minimum Dew Point		24.5		17.5		14.1		+10.4		46.5		in	1979		-13.0		in	1999
Average  Dew Point		31.5		29.3		22.4		+9.1		49.3		in	1979		-1.8		in	1999
		January 2, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		.00		.73		.24		-.24		2.23		in	1919		.00		in	2019
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		8.4		4.4		9.0		-0.6		27.3		in	1948		T		in	2000
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		1932		1980		2017		-85		2567		in	1918		1379		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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