Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Clear Morning, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear Evening, Windy, Continued Bitter Cold
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2017  
    December 31, 2017     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2016   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   17   47   39   -22   57   in 1936   9   in 1962  
Minimum Temperature   6   28   24   -18   42   in 1965   -5   in 1917  
Average Temperature   12   38   32   -20   48   in 1936   3   in 1962  
Precipitation   .00   T   .12   -.12   1.37   in 1906            
One Hour   .00   T           .18   in 1989            
Snowfall   0.0   0.0   0.2   -0.2   5.1   in 2008            
Snow Depth   2   0           15   in 1947            
HDD   53   27   33   +20   62   in 1962   17   in 1936  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in            
Maximum Dew Point   13   42   30   -17   51   in 1990   -5   in 1962  
Minimum Dew Point   -4   20   14   -18   35   in 1992   -18   in 1962  
Average  Dew Point   5   31   22   -17   41   in 1992   -12   in 1962  
Maximum Humidity   83%   83%   85%   -2%   100%         57%   in 1955  
Minimum Humidity   50%   54%   53%   -3%   94%   in 1989   22%   in 1991  
Average Humidity   67%   69%   69%   -2%   97%   in 1989   41%   in 1991  
Maximum Barometer   30.23   30.17   30.18   +00.05   30.76   in 1991   29.59   in 1976  
Minimum Barometer   29.96   29.90   29.89   +00.07   30.59   in 1963   28.94   in 1948  
Average Barometer   30.10   30.04   30.04   +00.06   30.67   in 1963   29.47   in 1962  
Average Wind   12.3   10.5   7.5   +4.8   23.9   in 1962   1.3   in 1963  
Direction   WNW   SW   WNW       NW         NW        
High Wind Gust   28   37   24   +4   57   in 1901   10   in 1967  
Direction   WNW   W   WNW       NW         NW        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   -12   20   13   -25             -32   in 1962  
Maximum Water Temp   38.5   41.7   43.0   -4.5   49.2   in 2011   38.1   in 2000  
Minimum Water Temp   34.5   39.7   40.4   -5.9   47.4   in 2015   34.5   in 2017  
Average Water Temp   36.5   40.7   41.7   -5.2   47.7   in 2015   36.5   in 2017  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:12:AM   6:40:AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:25:PM   4:56:PM            
Length Of Day   9:14                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    December 31, 2017     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   38.2   43.5   42.1   -3.9   54.0   in 2015   30.8   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Temperature   26.3   29.5   28.1   -1.8   41.4   in 2015   14.6   in 1989  
Average Temperature   32.2   36.5   35.1   -2.9   47.7   in 2015   22.7   in 1989  
Total Precipitation   2.34   2.89   4.34   -2.00   9.94   in 1936   .58   in 1955  
Total Snowfall   8.1   2.6   7.5   +0.6   23.5   in 2009   T   in 2011  
Total HDD   1008   877   919   +89   1304   in 1989   527   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   30.0   36.0   33.9   -3.9   49.3   in 2015   16.6   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   16.2   19.9   18.4   -2.2   35.9   in 2015   0.1   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   23.1   28.0   26.2   -3.1   42.6   in 2015   8.3   in 1989  
    December 31, 2017     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2016   Normal Depart   Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   41.45   31.86   48.32   -6.87   65.49   in 1983   27.66   in 1965  
Total Snowfall (since Jul 1)   8.1   2.6   8.6   -0.5   23.7   in 1904   T   in 1999  
Total HDD (since Jul 1)   1805   1732   1951   -146   2476   in 1904   1322   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   580   807   563   +17   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
                             
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