Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Mostly Cloudy and Fog early then Partly Cloudy, Light Winds and Much Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1991- 2020						1893 - 2021
		March 23, 2021								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2021		2020		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		65		44		48		+17		67		in	2012		27		in	1940
Minimum Temperature		37		29		33		+4		55		in	2012		10		in	1934
Average Temperature		51		37		40		+11		61		in	2012		20		in	1934
Month Avg Max Temperature		46.4		51.1		44.3		+2.1		52.3		in	2012		31.7		in	1916
Month Avg Min Temperature		28.0		34.9		29.6		-1.6		37.8		in	2012		20.1		in	1916
Month Average Temperature		37.5		43.3		37.2		+0.3		45.3		in	2012		26.2		in	1916
HDD		14		28		25		-11		45		in	1934		4		in	2012
Month HDD		633		500		639		-6		893		in	1916		454		in	2012
Season HDD		4200		4061		4465		-265		5529		in	1905		3688		in	2016
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Month CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Year CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Maximum Dew Point		50		43		36		+14		56		in	2012		9		in	2017
Minimum Dew Point		35		20		22		+13		42		in	2010		-4		in	2017
Average  Dew Point		43		32		29		+14		47		in	2012		3		in	2017
Month Avg Max Dew Point		30.2		39.5		33.8		-3.6		42.8		in	2012		22.0		in	1960
Month Avg Min Dew Point		13.0		22.3		19.0		-6.0		30.0		in	2012		7.5		in	1950
Month Average Dew Point		21.6		30.9		26.7		-5.1		36.4		in	2012		16.2		in	1960
Precipitation		.00		1.63		.15		-.15		3.28		in	2010
One Hour		.00		.38						.49		in	2010
Hourly Rate		.00		.92						1.25		in	2010
Month Precipitation		1.88		3.87		3.20		-1.32		8.47		in	1983		.22		in	1915
Year Precipitation		7.38		9.68		10.30		-2.92		19.24		in	1998		5.76		in	2012
Snow		0.0		T		0.2		-0.2		1.9		in	2005
Snow Depth		0		0						7		in	1967
Month Snow		T		0.7		4.8		-4.8		27.8		in	1956		0.0		in	1947
Season Snow		27.7		12.9		32.1		-4.4		76.9		in	2005		5.0		in	1998
		March 23, 2021								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2021		2020		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Humidity		97%		95%		81%		+16%		100%		in	1970		42%		in	2017
Minimum Humidity		37%		64%		44%		-7%		91%		in	2010		19%		in	1973
Average Humidity		67%		80%		63%		+4%		94%		in	2010		31%		in	2017
Maximum Barometer		30.34		30.73		30.08		+00.26		30.73		in	2020		29.44		in	1977
Minimum Barometer		30.25		29.85		29.79		+00.46		30.41		in	1989		29.06		in	1977
Average Barometer		30.30		30.29		29.93		+00.36		30.55		in	1989		29.25		in	1977
Average Wind		4.3		12.5		8.5		-4.2		17.8		in	1973		2.7		in	1985
Direction		SSE		E		WNW				NNE					S
High Wind Gust		14		30		27		-13		46		in	1977		12		in	1985
Direction		NNE		E		WNW				NNW					SE
High Heat Index
Wind Chill		37		23		22		+15							3		in	1959
Maximum Water Temp		39.7		39.5		40.9		-1.2		50.5		in	2012		35.5		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		38.6		37.5		38.7		-0.1		47.2		in	2012		33.8		in	2015
Average Water Temp		39.2		38.5		39.9		-0.7		48.9		in	2012		34.7		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:41:24 AM						6:13:47 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:01:34 PM						7:29:11 PM
Length Of Day		12:20:10
Special Conditions		Dense Fog
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