Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Cloudy, Dense Fog AM, Mostly Cloudy PM, Very Warm and Muggy
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    September 27, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   76   73   68   +8   82   in 2014   54   in 1893  
Minimum Temperature   65   54   53   +12   66   in 2007   36   in 1957  
Average Temperature   71   64   61   +10   72   in 2017   48   in 1957  
Precipitation   T   .00   .13   .00   1.49   in 1962            
One Hour   T   .00           .29   in 1998            
Snow   #N/A   0.0   0.0   #N/A   0.0   in              
Snow Depth   #N/A   0           0   in            
HDD   0   1   5   -5   17   in 1957   0   in 2020  
CDD   6   0   1   +5   7   in 2017   0   in 2019  
Maximum Dew Point   70   57   57   +13   76   in 2017   29   in 1957  
Minimum Dew Point   63   44   48   +15   65   in 1993   17   in 1957  
Average  Dew Point   67   51   53   +15   70   in 2017   23   in 1957  
Maximum Humidity   98%   96%   93%   +5%   100%   in 2017   59%   in 1957  
Minimum Humidity   84%   37%   61%   +23%   97%   in 1993   26%   in 1957  
Average Humidity   91%   67%   77%   +14%   99%   in 1993   43%   in 1957  
Maximum Barometer   30.07   30.16   30.13   -00.06   30.48   in 2015   29.76   in 1977  
Minimum Barometer   29.98   29.92   29.89   +00.09   30.33   in 1996   28.81   in 1985  
Average Barometer   30.03   30.04   30.01   +00.01   30.40   in 2015   29.54   in 1985  
Average Wind   4.6   5.0   6.1   -1.5   23.8   in 1985   1.0   in 1990  
Direction   S   NNW   SSW       S         ESE        
High Wind Gust   16   17   22   -6   77   in 1985   9   in 2017  
Direction   SW   NW   SW       S         SSE        
High Heat Index   78   72   69   +9   85   in 2017            
Wind Chill                             #N/A   in #N/A  
Maximum Water Temp   67.5   67.5   66.8   +0.7   70.0   in 2003   63.0   in 1996  
Minimum Water Temp   65.5   66.2   64.9   +0.6   67.2   in 2003   61.0   in 2000  
Average Water Temp   66.5   66.9   65.9   +0.6   68.6   in 2003   62.5   in 2000  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:39:15 AM   6:11:44 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   6:32:18 PM   6:59:49 PM            
Length Of Day   11:53:03                          
Special Conditions   Dense Fog                              
Comments   1985: Hurricane Gloria affects RI with 77 mph wind gust  
    September 27, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   74.7   74.8   72.2   +2.4   78.7   in 1961   67.6   in 1963  
Avg Minimum Temperature   57.3   56.9   56.9   +0.3   63.2   in 1961   52.0   in 1956  
Average Temperature   66.3   66.0   64.6   +1.7   71.1   in 1961   60.3   in 1963  
Total Precipitation   .66   1.57   3.51   -2.85   10.67   in 1961   .31   in 1959  
Total Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.0   in     0.0   in    
Total HDD   56   35   63   -7   156   in 1956   5   in 1930  
Total CDD   90   63   57   +33   180   in 1961   7   in 1893  
Avg Maximum Dew Point   61.9   63.1   60.5   +1.4   67.7   in 2018   55.0   in 1966  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   50.5   52.8   51.4   -0.9   58.5   in 1961   44.4   in 1984  
Average  Dew Point   56.4   58.2   55.9   +0.5   63.3   in 2018   50.1   in 1984  
    September 27, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   24.69   39.40   35.13   -10.44   48.49   in 1998   17.64   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)   56   35   72   -16   156   in 1956   5   in 1930  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   856   721   555   +301   856   in 2020   285   in 1902  
                             
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