Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Partly Cloudy early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy and Light Rain Evening, Colder
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		May 6, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		57		63		62		-5		85		in	1930		42		in	1917
Minimum Temperature		39		42		45		-6		55		in	1930		34		in	1917
Average Temperature		48		53		53		-5		70		in	1930		38		in	1917
Precipitation		.12		.10		.12		.00		.91		in	1967
One Hour		.08		.04						.30		in	2017
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1917
Snow Depth		0		0								in
HDD		17		12		12		+5		27		in	1917		0		in	1934
CDD		0		0		0		+0		5		in	1930
Maximum Dew Point		41		52		49		-8		62		in	1950		33		in	1992
Minimum Dew Point		33		38		36		-3		53		in	1998		13		in	2001
Average  Dew Point		37		45		42		-5		56		in	2000		24		in	2001
Maximum Humidity		90%		98%		90%		+0%		100%		in	2017		52%		in	1979
Minimum Humidity		48%		50%		53%		-5%		93%		in	1998		20%		in	2001
Average Humidity		69%		74%		71%		-2%		97%		in	1998		41%		in	1982
Maximum Barometer		29.94		30.16		30.05		-00.11		30.58		in	2001		29.62		in	1980
Minimum Barometer		29.76		29.84		29.83		-00.07		30.31		in	2001		29.41		in	1966
Average Barometer		29.85		30.00		29.94		-00.09		30.45		in	2001		29.55		in	1980
Average Wind		8.0		11.9		6.7		+1.3		11.9		in	2019		3.4		in	1971
Direction		NE		N		NNE				N					SSW
High Wind Gust		18		25		23		-5		42		in	1989		13		in	1998
Direction		SSE		NNE		NNE				S					ESE
High Heat Index										87		in	1930
Wind Chill		34													33		in	1992
Maximum Water Temp		45.3		48.7		52.9		-7.6		57.6		in	2010		45.3		in	2020
Minimum Water Temp		42.3		45.7		49.4		-7.1		55.5		in	2010		42.3		in	2020
Average Water Temp		43.8		47.2		51.2		-7.4		56.6		in	2010		43.8		in	2020
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:34:09 AM						5:03:26 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:49:24 PM						8:20:07 PM
Length Of Day		14:15:15
Special Conditions		None
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		May 6, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		65.0		57.7		61.0		+4.0		76.8		in	2001		48.5		in	1917
Avg Minimum Temperature		47.2		45.5		44.7		+2.5		54.2		in	2010		37.0		in	1964
Average Temperature		56.1		51.6		52.7		+3.4		64.0		in	2001		43.0		in	1917
Total Precipitation		1.07		1.61		.78		+.29		3.08		in	1922		.00		in	2015
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		T		+0.0		T		in	1995		0.0		in
Total HDD		52		79		73		-21		130		in	1917		13		in	2010
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		49.3		51.8		48.0		+1.4		57.3		in	2010		32.3		in	1952
Avg Minimum Dew Point		37.3		42.3		35.1		+2.3		48.8		in	1998		19.2		in	1974
Average  Dew Point		43.3		47.1		41.5		+1.8		53.0		in	1998		28.3		in	1952
		May 6, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		17.27		19.27		17.82		-.55		31.53		in	1983		9.78		in	1927
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.9		21.1		31.8		-18.9		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		4873		5289		5407		-534		6322		in	1904		4371		in	2012
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0.0		19		in	2001		0		in	2020
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