Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Windy and Cooler
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 31, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		47		57		50		-3		71		in	1981		35		in	1970
Minimum Temperature		32		37		34		-2		49		in	1998		15		in	1923
Average Temperature		40		47		42		-2		59		in	1998		26		in	1923
Precipitation		.00		.15		.16		-.16		2.13		in	1997
One Hour		.00		.07						.68		in	1987
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.1		-0.1		5.9		in	1970
Snow Depth		0		0						4		in	1984
HDD		25		18		23		+2		39		in	1923		6		in	1998
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		36		50		38		-2		56		in	1998		12		in	1965
Minimum Dew Point		25		31		25		+1		47		in	1987		2		in	1964
Average  Dew Point		31		41		31		-0		51		in	1998		8		in	1965
Maximum Humidity		92%		96%		87%		+5%		100%		in	2004		44%		in	1950
Minimum Humidity		44%		76%		52%		-8%		97%		in	1987		14%		in	1963
Average Humidity		68%		86%		69%		-1%		99%		in	1987		39%		in	1965
Maximum Barometer		30.07		29.96		30.07		-00.00		30.70		in	2008		29.35		in	1974
Minimum Barometer		29.97		29.63		29.78		+00.19		30.37		in	1967		29.01		in	1974
Average Barometer		30.02		29.80		29.92		+00.10		30.50		in	1967		29.18		in	1974
Average Wind		11.0		15.6		8.4		+2.6		21.2		in	1987		3.2		in	1996
Direction		NNE		S		NE				SSE					S
High Wind Gust		23		31		27		-4		51		in	1997		11		in	1973
Direction		N		S		NE				NNE					S
Wind Chill		27		29		27		-0							6		in	1964
Maximum Water Temp		40.1		42.4		43.1		-3.0		47.3		in	1998		38.7		in	2014
Minimum Water Temp		38.3		39.6		40.6		-2.3		46.0		in	2012		36.9		in	2015
Average Water Temp		39.2		41.0		41.8		-2.6		46.6		in	2012		37.9		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:27:28 AM						5:59:35 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:10:33 PM						7:38:26 PM
Length Of Day		12:43:05
Special Conditions		Haze
Comments
		March 31, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.0		44.3		45.9		+5.2		52.0		in	1946		36.0		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.6		30.1		30.3		+5.3		37.4		in	2012		23.4		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.3		37.2		38.1		+5.2		44.7		in	2012		29.7		in	1916
Total Precipitation		4.95		3.40		5.17		-.22		13.24		in	2010		.32		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.8		5.1		-4.4		31.6		in	1956		0.0		in	1903
Total HDD		664		853		826		-162		1086		in	1916		622		in	2012
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.8		33.1		34.0		+5.8		41.6		in	2012		25.9		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		24.2		19.5		19.6		+4.7		27.9		in	2010		11.1		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		32.0		26.3		26.8		+5.2		34.6		in	2012		19.4		in	1960
		March 31, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		10.76		12.51		12.37		-1.61		20.09		in	2010		6.16		in	2012
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		21.1		30.8		-17.9		78.0		in	2005		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		4225		4741		4777		-552		5689		in	1918		3858		in	#N/A
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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