Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac  
Tuesday, December 14, 2021  
Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Continued Warm  
  Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period
  1991 - 2020 1893 - 2021
    December 14, 2021   Record   Record  
Observed Daily Data   2021   2020   Norm   Depart   Highest   Lowest  
Maximum Temperature   51   42   44   +7   60   in 2015   21   in 1893  
Minimum Temperature   38   34   30   +8   50   in 1901   4   in 1982  
Average Temperature   45   38   37   +8   55   in 2015   13   in 1893  
 Month Avg Max Temperature   49.4   47.1   45.1   +4.2   54.4   in 2015   30.3   in 1904  
Month Avg Min Temperature   35.1   34.7   32.1   +3.1   41.9   in 2015   16.1   in 1989  
Month Average Temperature   42.5   41.1   38.5   +4.0   48.4   in 2015   25.0   in 1904  
High Heat Index                                      
Low Wind Chill   34   26   19   +15             -15   in 1982  
Heating Degree Days   20   27   28   -8   52   in 1893   10   in 2015  
Month HDD   315   334   370   -55   560   in 1904   232   in 2015  
Season HDD   1109   1127   1360   -251   1872   in 1904   1027   in 2015  
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   32   35   36   -4   58   in 2015   -2   in 1989  
Minimum Dew Point   14   29   21   -7   46   in 2015   -11   in 1960  
Average  Dew Point   23   32   29   -6   52   in 2015   -6   in 1989  
 Month Avg Max Dew Point   32.0   40.0   36.5   -4.5   48.4   in 2015   17.6   in 1989  
Month Avg Min Dew Point   23.3   28.1   21.5   +1.8   37.9   in 2015   -1.3   in 1989  
Month Average Dew Point   32.6   34.2   29.0   +3.6   43.3   in 2015   8.2   in 1989  
Precipitation   .00   .15   .15   -.15   1.81   in 1905            
One Hour   .00   .05           .47   in 2002            
Hourly Rate   .00   .07           1.67   in 2019            
Month Precipitation   .68   3.47   2.11   -1.43   6.64   in 1936   .04   in 1911  
Year Precipitation   46.26   40.35   43.54   +2.72   63.38   in 1983   27.09   in 1965  
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.2   -0.2   5.3   in 1907       in    
Snow Depth   0   0           11   in 1904       in    
Month Snow   0.2   T   2.4   -2.2   19.2   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Season Snow   0.2   0.6   3.0   -2.8   21.1   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
    December 14, 2021     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   2021   2020   Norm   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Humidity   65%   94%   87%   -22%   100%   in 2019   46%   in 1989  
Minimum Humidity   32%   77%   59%   -27%   93%   in 1993   23%   in 1989  
Average Humidity   49%   86%   73%   -25%   97%   in 1993   35%   in 1989  
Maximum Barometer   30.65   30.00   30.19   +00.46   30.67   in 1984   29.55   in 2010  
Minimum Barometer   30.15   29.78   29.83   +00.32   30.49   in 1994   29.14   in 2010  
Average Barometer   30.40   29.89   30.01   +00.39   30.54   in 1994   29.35   in 2010  
Average Wind   5.6   5.0   8.1   -2.5   15.6   in 1953   2.7   in 1981  
Direction   NNW   NNW   N       NE         WSW        
High Wind Gust   15   20   26   -11   57   in 1953   12   in 1972  
Direction   NNW   WNW   WNW       SW         N        
Maximum Water Temp   47.5   50.9   46.4   +1.1   52.2   in 2011   41.9   in 2018  
Minimum Water Temp   45.9   48.6   44.0   +1.9   50.4   in 2015   38.4   in 2013  
Average Water Temp   46.7   49.8   45.2   +1.5   50.7   in 2015   40.3   in 2013  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:02:31 AM   6:32:49 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:17:40 PM   4:47:22 PM            
Length Of Day   9:15:09                          
Special Conditions   None                              
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