Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Cloudy, Freezing Rain to Rain and Fog, Much Warmer
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2017  
    December 23, 2017     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2016   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   53   47   40   +13   62   in 2015   20   in 1989  
Minimum Temperature   31   31   26   +5   50   in 1990   2   in 1955  
Average Temperature   42   39   33   +9   55   in 2015   13   in 1989  
Precipitation   .63   .00   .13   +.50   1.85   in 2015            
One Hour   .14   .00           .99   in 2015            
Snowfall   0.0   0.0   0.3   -0.3   6.2   in 1905            
Snow Depth   0   0           17   in 2009            
HDD   23   26   32   -9   52   in 1989   10   in 2015  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in            
Maximum Dew Point   51   34   32   +19   62   in 2015   -2   in 1989  
Minimum Dew Point   31   26   16   +15   50   in 1990   -7   in 1955  
Average  Dew Point   41   30   24   +17   55   in 2015   -4   in 1989  
Maximum Humidity   100%   85%   85%   +15%   100%         51%   in 1960  
Minimum Humidity   88%   50%   59%   +29%   93%   in 1990   26%   in 1971  
Average Humidity   94%   68%   72%   +22%   97%   in 1990   44%   in 1960  
Maximum Barometer   30.18   30.39   30.16   +00.02   30.78   in 1971   29.76   in 1991  
Minimum Barometer   29.68   30.08   29.84   -00.16   30.64   in 1971   28.96   in 1968  
Average Barometer   29.93   30.24   30.00   -00.07   30.71   in 1971   29.46   in 1968  
Average Wind   6.6   6.2   7.8   -1.2   15.0   in 1994   1.9   in 1996  
Direction   N   WSW   W       N         SSE        
High Wind Gust   25   18   26   -1   61   in 1994   11   in 1980  
Direction   SW   NW   W       NNE         ESE        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   25   28   18   +7             -13   in 1954  
Maximum Water Temp   44.5   41.6   44.4   +0.1   51.1   in 2011   38.9   in 2008  
Minimum Water Temp   41.8   40.1   42.2   -0.4   49.2   in 2015   36.9   in 2008  
Average Water Temp   43.2   40.9   43.3   -0.1   50.0   in 2011   37.9   in 2008  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:09:AM   6:38:AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:20:PM   4:51:PM            
Length Of Day   9:10                          
Special Conditions   Dense Fog, Freezing Rain                          
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    December 23, 2017     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   42.6   42.4   43.1   -0.5   53.9   in 2015   31.5   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Temperature   29.9   29.2   29.3   +0.6   41.5   in 2015   15.0   in 1989  
Average Temperature   36.3   35.8   36.2   +0.1   47.7   in 2015   23.3   in 1989  
Total Precipitation   1.97   1.84   3.31   -1.34   9.27   in 1936   .37   in 1998  
Total Snowfall   6.1   2.6   5.2   +0.9   21.3   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   655   669   657   -2   955   in 1989   390   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   34.7   34.2   35.1   -0.4   48.8   in 2015   15.9   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   20.6   19.2   19.8   +0.8   36.3   in 2015   -1.2   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   27.6   26.7   27.4   +0.2   42.5   in 2015   7.4   in 1989  
    December 23, 2017     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   41.08   30.81   47.29   -6.21   65.09   in 1983   27.14   in 1965  
Total Snowfall (since Jul 1)   6.1   2.6   6.3   -0.2   21.3   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1)   1452   1524   1689   -237   2202   in 1904   1185   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   580   807   563   +17   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
                             
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