Middletown Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Cloudy, Rain and Fog AM, Partly Cloudy PM, Very Light Winds and Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2018
		May 17, 2018								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2017		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		64		76		65		-1		81		in	2015		49		in	1994
Minimum Temperature		53		57		48		+5		57		in	2017		35		in	1956
Average Temperature		59		67		57		+2		68		in	1977		46		in	1956
Precipitation		.26		.00		.11		+.15		1.65		in	1916
One Hour		.06		.00						.41		in	1976
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.0		in
Snow Depth		0		0								in
HDD		6		0		9		-3		19		in	1956		0		in	2017
CDD		0		2		0		+0		3		in	1977
Maximum Dew Point		60		58		52		+8		65		in	2015		36		in	1967
Minimum Dew Point		52		48		41		+11		53		in	1988		23		in	1956
Average  Dew Point		56		53		47		+10		58		in	2015		31		in	1967
Maximum Humidity		100%		85%		90%		+10%		100%		in	2018		54%		in	1977
Minimum Humidity		82%		50%		53%		+29%		94%		in	1990		22%		in	1993
Average Humidity		91%		68%		71%		+20%		97%		in	1990		44%		in	1977
Maximum Barometer		30.08		29.99		30.05		+00.03		30.50		in	2004		29.49		in	2008
Minimum Barometer		29.99		29.87		29.83		+00.16		30.38		in	2003		29.09		in	1985
Average Barometer		30.04		29.93		29.94		+00.09		30.44		in	2004		29.43		in	2008
Average Wind		2.3		6.1		6.8		-4.5		12.7		in	1967		2.3		in	2018
Direction		NE		SSW		SE				WSW					NE
High Wind Gust		9		28		23		-14		39		in	1954		9		in	2018
Direction		SSE		SW		SE				W					SSE
High Heat Index										82		in	2015
Wind Chill															32		in	1956
Maximum Water Temp		52.0		57.2		55.8		-3.8		58.5		in	2012		52.0		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		49.5		53.8		52.4		-2.9		54.9		in	1998		49.5		in	2018
Average Water Temp		50.8		55.5		54.1		-3.3		56.7		in	2012		50.8		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:24:AM						4:52:AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		8:00:PM						8:32:PM
Length Of Day		14:36
Special Conditions		Fog
Comments		Record breaking low average wind and wind gust
		May 17, 2018								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2017		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		65.1		60.4		62.6		+2.5		69.9		in	1993		53.4		in	1917
Avg Minimum Temperature		50.1		46.4		46.1		+3.9		50.3		in	1930		40.2		in	1967
Average Temperature		57.6		53.4		54.2		+3.3		60.1		in	1930		47.0		in	1917
Total Precipitation		.90		3.45		2.05		-1.15		6.51		in	2006		.02		in	2015
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		T		+0.0		1.7		in	1977		0.0		in
Total HDD		122		195		183		-61		303		in	1917		89		in	1993
Total CDD		0		2		0		+0		27		in	2001		0		in	2018
Avg Maximum Dew Point		54.6		49.8		49.7		+5.0		56.1		in	2004		40.5		in	1966
Avg Minimum Dew Point		45.4		39.5		37.3		+8.0		45.9		in	1953		28.2		in	1966
Average  Dew Point		50.0		44.6		43.5		+6.5		50.2		in	1998		34.4		in	1966
		May 17, 2018								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2017		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		21.71		19.64		18.96		+2.75		33.69		in	1983		10.59		in	1927
Total Snow (since Jul 1 17)		45.6		41.4		31.8		+13.8		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 17)		5223		4975		5486		-263		6426		in	1905		4445		in	2012
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		2		0		+0		27		in	2001		0		in	2018
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