Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Partly Cloudy early then Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Snow Flurries, Breezy and Continued Cold
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2017  
    December 16, 2017     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2016   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   34   23   42   -8   62   in 1971   18   in 1910  
Minimum Temperature   22   10   28   -6   43   in 1971   6   in 1910  
Average Temperature   28   17   35   -7   53   in 1971   12   in 1910  
Precipitation   T   .00   .14   .00   1.95   in 1960            
One Hour   .00   .00           .37   in 1960            
Snowfall   T   0.0   0.2   -0.2   6.2   in 1989            
Snow Depth   4   0           11   in 1904            
HDD   37   48   30   +7   53   in 1910   12   in 1971  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in            
Maximum Dew Point   25   17   34   -9   58   in 1971   4   in 1961  
Minimum Dew Point   15   -7   18   -3   35   in 1982   -10   in 1961  
Average  Dew Point   20   5   26   -6   45   in 1982   -3   in 1961  
Maximum Humidity   90%   77%   86%   +4%   100%         52%   in 1951  
Minimum Humidity   56%   37%   57%   -1%   89%   in 2014   22%   in 1961  
Average Humidity   73%   57%   72%   +1%   93%   in 2014   39%   in 1988  
Maximum Barometer   30.19   30.45   30.13   +00.06   30.62   in 1994   29.54   in 1987  
Minimum Barometer   29.82   30.01   29.78   +00.04   30.49   in 1994   28.87   in 1972  
Average Barometer   30.01   30.23   29.96   +00.05   30.56   in 1994   29.25   in 1987  
Average Wind   10.5   11.0   8.6   +1.9   17.0   in 1972   1.2   in 1986  
Direction   W   WNW   WNW       W         E        
High Wind Gust   25   48   27   -2   56   in 1927   10   in 1986  
Direction   W   WNW   WNW       W         W        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   11   -7   17   -6             -9   in 1951  
Maximum Water Temp   44.9   41.9   46.0   -1.1   51.3   in 2011   39.4   in 2010  
Minimum Water Temp   40.6   37.9   43.4   -2.8   49.8   in 2015   36.7   in 2010  
Average Water Temp   42.8   39.9   44.7   -1.9   50.5   in 2011   38.1   in 2010  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:06:AM   6:34:AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:17:PM   4:48:PM            
Length Of Day   9:11                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    December 16, 2017     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   42.6   42.1   44.3   -1.6   54.4   in 2015   30.4   in 1904  
Avg Minimum Temperature   30.4   30.1   30.6   -0.1   42.1   in 2015   16.3   in 1989  
Average Temperature   36.5   36.1   37.4   -0.8   48.3   in 2015   24.7   in 1904  
Total Precipitation   1.19   1.12   2.35   -1.16   7.06   in 1981   .20   in 1998  
Total Snowfall   6.1   0.3   3.1   +3.0   19.9   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   452   460   438   +14   642   in 1904   263   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   34.8   33.4   36.2   -1.4   48.6   in 2015   18.7   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   21.4   20.3   21.1   +0.3   37.7   in 2015   -1.2   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   28.1   26.8   28.6   -0.6   43.1   in 2015   8.8   in 1989  
    December 16, 2017     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   40.30   30.09   46.33   -6.03   63.81   in 1983   27.10   in 1965  
Total Snowfall (since Jul 1)   6.1   0.3   4.2   +1.9   21.1   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1)   1249   1315   1470   -221   1954   in 1904   1058   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   580   807   563   +17   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
                             
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