Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac  
Friday, December 3, 2021  
Partly Cloudy early then Clear, Windy and Cooler  
  Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period
  1991 - 2020 1893 - 2021
    December 3, 2021   Record   Record  
Observed Daily Data   2021   2020   Norm   Depart   Highest   Lowest  
Maximum Temperature   46   49   46   +0   62   in 2009   22   in 1976  
Minimum Temperature   33   34   33   +0   50   in 2009   8   in 1976  
Average Temperature   40   42   40   +0   56   in 2009   15   in 1976  
 Month Avg Max Temperature   51.0   52.3   46.7   +4.3   57.7   in 1932   25.7   in 1896  
Month Avg Min Temperature   35.0   37.7   33.7   +1.3   43.3   in 1998   14.3   in 1989  
Month Average Temperature   43.3   45.3   40.0   +3.3   50.3   in 1998   22.0   in 1896  
High Heat Index                                      
Low Wind Chill   26   29   23   +3             -12   in 1976  
Heating Degree Days   25   23   25   +0   50   in 1976   9   in 2009  
Month HDD   65   59   75   -10   129   in 1896   44   in 1998  
Season HDD   859   852   1065   -206   1418   in 1904   842   in 2011  
Cooling Degree Days   0   0   0   +0       in         in    
Month CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Year Cooling Degree Days   795   871   609   +186   871   in 2020   290   in 1902  
Maximum Dew Point   37   37   39   -2   61   in 2009   9   in 1976  
Minimum Dew Point   17   26   25   -8   41   in 2009   -15   in 1976  
Average  Dew Point   27   32   32   -5   51   in 2009   -3   in 1976  
 Month Avg Max Dew Point   40.7   44.3   38.8   +1.9   52.7   in 2006   13.3   in 1976  
Month Avg Min Dew Point   24.3   28.3   24.0   +0.3   37.3   in 1982   -1.3   in 1989  
Month Average Dew Point   32.7   36.7   31.4   +1.3   43.7   in 2015   6.7   in 1976  
Precipitation   .00   .00   .15   -.15   2.34   in 1986            
One Hour   .00   .00           .96   in 1986            
Hourly Rate   .00   .00           .82   in 2009            
Month Precipitation   T   .04   .45   -.45   2.35   in 1925   .00   in 2011  
Year Precipitation   45.58   36.92   41.88   +3.70   60.42   in 1983   24.15   in 1957  
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.1   -0.1   3.4   in 2019       in    
Snow Depth   0   0           6   in 1898       in    
Month Snow   0.0   0.0   0.3   -0.3   4.2   in 2019   0.0   in 2021  
Season Snow   T   0.6   0.9   -0.9   19.5   in 1898   0.0   in 2017  
    December 3, 2021     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   2021   2020   Norm   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Humidity   73%   76%   86%   -13%   100%   in 2018   52%   in 1976  
Minimum Humidity   44%   52%   53%   -9%   87%   in 1982   24%   in 1960  
Average Humidity   59%   64%   70%   -11%   93%   in 1963   40%   in 1976  
Maximum Barometer   30.04   30.19   30.14   -00.10   30.76   in 1990   29.41   in 1974  
Minimum Barometer   29.53   30.04   29.84   -00.31   30.48   in 2011   29.03   in 1989  
Average Barometer   29.79   30.12   29.99   -00.20   30.59   in 2011   29.23   in 1974  
Average Wind   10.8   8.0   7.6   +3.2   17.3   in 2019   1.8   in 1962  
Direction   WNW   W   WNW       WNW         SSE        
High Wind Gust   30   25   24   +6   48   in 2009   8   in 1999  
Direction   NW   WSW   WNW       SSW         NW        
Maximum Water Temp   52.0   50.0   48.7   +3.3   53.1   in 2001   43.0   in 1997  
Minimum Water Temp   49.1   48.7   46.3   +2.8   50.5   in 2001   39.6   in 2003  
Average Water Temp   50.6   49.4   47.5   +3.1   51.8   in 2001   41.4   in 1997  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:53:01 AM   6:23:43 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:17:24 PM   4:46:42 PM            
Length Of Day   9:24:23                          
Special Conditions   None                              
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