Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac  
Tuesday, March 22, 2022  
Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Windy, Dry and Cooler  
  Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period
  1991 - 2020 1893 - 2022
    March 22, 2022   Record   Record  
Observed Daily Data   2022   2021   Norm   Depart   Highest   Lowest  
Maximum Temperature   53   56   47   +6   70   in 1948   28   in 1914  
Minimum Temperature   38   34   32   +6   52   in 2012   15   in 1956  
Average Temperature   46   45   40   +6   59   in 2012   25   in 1914  
 Month Avg Max Temperature   50.7   45.6   44.2   +6.5   51.9   in 2010   31.6   in 1916  
Month Avg Min Temperature   32.9   27.6   29.5   +3.4   37.0   in 2012   20.0   in 1916  
Month Average Temperature   42.1   36.9   37.1   +5.0   44.5   in 2012   26.0   in 1916  
High Heat Index                                      
Low Wind Chill   31   33   22   +9             1   in 1988  
Heating Degree Days   19   20   25   -6   40   in 1914   6   in 2012  
Month HDD   504   619   614   -110   857   in 1916   450   in 2012  
Season HDD   4074   4186   4440   -366   5499   in 1905   3674   in 2016  
Cooling Degree Days   0   0   0   +0       in         in    
Month CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Year Cooling Degree Days                       in         in    
Maximum Dew Point   28   42   36   -8   58   in 2012   6   in 1988  
Minimum Dew Point   13   33   22   -9   51   in 2012   -5   in 2017  
Average  Dew Point   21   38   29   -8   55   in 2012   2   in 1988  
 Month Avg Max Dew Point   41.1   29.3   33.7   +7.4   42.2   in 2012   22.0   in 1960  
Month Avg Min Dew Point   22.5   12.0   18.9   +3.6   29.7   in 2012   6.4   in 1950  
Month Average Dew Point   31.8   20.6   26.6   +5.2   36.0   in 2012   16.4   in 1950  
Precipitation   .00   .00   .15   -.15   4.42   in 1980            
One Hour   .00   .00           1.21   in 1980            
Hourly Rate   .00   .00           .96   in 2019            
Month Precipitation   1.65   1.88   3.05   -1.40   8.47   in 1983   .13   in 1915  
Year Precipitation   11.04   7.38   10.15   +.89   19.24   in 1998   5.75   in 2012  
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.2   -0.2   6.4   in 1967       in    
Snow Depth   0   0           9   in 1956       in    
Month Snow   0.5   T   4.6   -4.1   27.8   in 1956   0.0   in 1947  
Season Snow   34.2   30.8   31.9   +2.3   75.0   in 2005   5.0   in 1998  
    March 22, 2022     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   2022   2021   Norm   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Humidity   60%   96%   85%   -25%   100%   in 2007   47%   in 1954  
Minimum Humidity   22%   53%   49%   -27%   91%   in 2010   20%   in 1989  
Average Humidity   41%   75%   68%   -27%   95%   in 2001   35%   in 1954  
Maximum Barometer   30.21   30.49   30.07   +00.14   30.74   in 2020   29.53   in 1995  
Minimum Barometer   30.00   30.33   29.72   +00.28   30.45   in 2020   29.12   in 1955  
Average Barometer   30.11   30.41   29.90   +00.21   30.50   in 2020   29.37   in 1983  
Average Wind   10.3   3.5   9.5   +0.8   20.9   in 1973   2.9   in 2010  
Direction   NW   SSE   NW       NE         ESE        
High Wind Gust   37   16   28   +9   49   in 1999   13   in 1975  
Direction   WNW   SSW   WNW       SE         SE        
Maximum Water Temp   45.1   39.2   40.9   +4.2   50.5   in 2012   36.1   in 2015  
Minimum Water Temp   43.3   38.3   39.2   +4.1   47.8   in 2012   34.9   in 2015  
Average Water Temp   44.2   38.8   40.1   +4.1   49.2   in 2012   35.5   in 2015  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:44:56 AM   7:15:30 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   6:59:30 PM   7:28:04 PM            
Length Of Day   12:17:24                          
Special Conditions   None                              
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