Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Cloudy & Foggy Morning, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Very Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		October 22, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		76		61		59		+17		80		in	1979		48		in	2008
Minimum Temperature		59		49		44		+15		60		in	1984		29		in	1895
Average Temperature		68		55		51		+17		69		in	1979		39		in	1940
Precipitation		.00		.07		.13		-.13		2.55		in	1898
One Hour		.00		.03						.24		in	1984
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.0		in
Snow Depth		0		0						0		in
HDD		0		10		13		-13		26		in	1940		0		in	2020
CDD		3		0		0		+3		4		in	1979		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		66		57		49		+17		66		in	2020		30		in	1976
Minimum Dew Point		57		47		37		+20		57		in	2020		20		in	1980
Average  Dew Point		62		52		43		+19		62		in	2020		27		in	1976
Maximum Humidity		98%		96%		89%		+9%		100%		in	2016		60%		in	1976
Minimum Humidity		69%		79%		54%		+15%		92%		in	2014		25%		in	1974
Average Humidity		84%		88%		72%		+12%		95%		in	2014		48%		in	1952
Maximum Barometer		30.27		30.14		30.17		+00.10		30.62		in	1957		29.50		in	2003
Minimum Barometer		30.21		29.88		29.91		+00.30		30.35		in	1963		28.99		in	1988
Average Barometer		30.24		30.01		30.04		+00.20		30.47		in	1957		29.36		in	2016
Average Wind		4.0		7.9		6.8		-2.8		16.5		in	1961		1.9		in	1973
Direction		SSE		ENE		SW				NNE					N
High Wind Gust		14		21		23		-9		46		in	1988		10		in	1973
Direction		WSW		E		NNE				SSE					WNW
High Heat Index		75								82		in	1979
Wind Chill															28		in	1974
Maximum Water Temp		64.4		58.6		60.2		+4.2		64.4		in	2020		55.0		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		63.0		57.4		58.3		+4.7		63.0		in	2020		52.5		in	2018
Average Water Temp		63.7		58.0		59.2		+4.5		63.7		in	2020		53.8		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:06:43 AM						6:38:33 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:52:20 PM						6:20:30 PM
Length Of Day		10:45:37
Special Conditions		Dense Fog
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		October 22, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		66.5		63.1		63.1		+3.3		70.2		in	1990		55.4		in	1896
Avg Minimum Temperature		50.8		49.3		47.6		+3.2		54.2		in	2011		39.9		in	1981
Average Temperature		59.0		56.5		55.3		+3.6		61.7		in	2017		50.0		in	1896
Total Precipitation		3.65		3.48		2.75		+.90		8.65		in	2005		.01		in	1963
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD		137		195		213		-76		331		in	1896		87		in	1920
Total CDD		4		8		5		-1		48		in	1954		0		in	2015
Avg Maximum Dew Point		57.9		55.6		52.9		+5.0		60.4		in	2007		42.9		in	1974
Avg Minimum Dew Point		46.0		44.5		41.3		+4.7		49.6		in	2007		31.5		in	1974
Average  Dew Point		52.2		50.4		47.1		+5.1		55.0		in	2007		37.2		in	1974
		October 22, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		28.91		42.88		38.26		-9.35		51.27		in	1998		19.78		in	1957
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)		193		238		302		-109		471		in	1956		124		in	1920
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		871		731		563		+308		871		in	2020		290		in	1902
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