Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Partly Cloudy, Fog early, Light Winds and Seasonal Temperatures
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    September 13, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   75   71   73   +2   88   in 1952   60   in 1965  
Minimum Temperature   52   50   57   -5   70   in 1971   43   in 1943  
Average Temperature   64   61   65   -1   77   in 1961   55   in 1985  
Precipitation   .00   .00   .13   -.13   2.42   in 1987            
One Hour   .00   .00           1.52   in 2018            
Snow   #N/A   0.0   0.0   #N/A   0.0   in              
Snow Depth   #N/A   0           0   in            
HDD   1   4   2   -1   10   in 1985   0   in 2018  
CDD   0   0   2   -2   12   in 1961   0   in 2020  
Maximum Dew Point   65   58   61   +4   73   in 1971   45   in 1985  
Minimum Dew Point   50   45   52   -2   68   in 1971   33   in 1985  
Average  Dew Point   58   52   56   +2   71   in 1971   39   in 1985  
Maximum Humidity   97%   95%   93%   +4%   100%   in 2018   68%   in 1955  
Minimum Humidity   58%   42%   57%   +1%   93%   in 1987   34%   in 1991  
Average Humidity   78%   69%   75%   +3%   97%   in 1987   52%   in 1955  
Maximum Barometer   30.27   30.50   30.13   +00.14   30.51   in 1985   29.65   in 1960  
Minimum Barometer   30.01   30.30   29.93   +00.08   30.33   in 1992   29.45   in 1960  
Average Barometer   30.14   30.40   30.03   +00.11   30.40   in 2019   29.55   in 1960  
Average Wind   4.0   7.2   5.8   -1.8   12.1   in 1974   1.1   in 2006  
Direction   S   N   S       WSW         W        
High Wind Gust   18   19   20   -2   35   in 1953   11   in 1998  
Direction   SW   NE   SSW       SSE         NE        
High Heat Index   75   69   74   +1   92   in 1952            
Wind Chill                             #N/A   in #N/A  
Maximum Water Temp   70.7   69.4   69.0   +1.7   72.1   in 1999   65.5   in 2006  
Minimum Water Temp   68.2   68.2   66.9   +1.3   70.0   in 1999   62.9   in 2005  
Average Water Temp   69.5   68.8   67.9   +1.5   71.1   in 1999   64.7   in 2006  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:24:54 AM   5:57:10 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   6:56:28 PM   7:24:12 PM            
Length Of Day   12:31:34                          
Special Conditions   Fog                                  
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    September 13, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   77.9   74.6   74.3   +3.6   84.5   in 1983   68.7   in 1917  
Avg Minimum Temperature   61.7   58.2   59.2   +2.5   66.9   in 1961   51.2   in 1893  
Average Temperature   70.1   66.6   66.7   +3.3   75.5   in 1961   61.9   in 1893  
Total Precipitation   .66   .56   1.67   -1.01   5.17   in 1905   T   in 2005  
Total Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.0   in     0.0   in    
Total HDD   3   12   17   -14   48   in 1914   0   in 2015  
Total CDD   69   33   42   +27   136   in 1961   0   in 1893  
Avg Maximum Dew Point   67.5   64.5   62.3   +5.2   70.4   in 1961   55.3   in 1967  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   57.2   54.5   53.3   +3.9   63.7   in 1961   43.7   in 1967  
Average  Dew Point   62.5   59.8   57.8   +4.8   67.0   in 1961   49.5   in 1967  
    September 13, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   24.69   38.39   33.31   -8.62   46.33   in 1998   17.36   in 1957  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.0   in     0.0   in    
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)   3   12   26   -23   48   in 1914   0   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   835   691   540   +295   835   in 2020   280   in 1902  
                             
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