Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Clear early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Mild
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2019  
    December 25, 2019     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2018   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   43   40   40   +3   65   in 2015   12   in 1983  
Minimum Temperature   26   28   25   +1   54   in 2015   -4   in 1980  
Average Temperature   35   34   32   +3   60   in 2015   8   in 1983  
Precipitation   .00   .00   .13   -.13   1.08   in 2002        
One Hour   .00   .00           .41   in 1978            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.1   -.13   3.6   in 1909            
Snow Depth   0   0           10   in 2009            
HDD   30   31   32   -2   57   in 1983   5   in 2015  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in              
Maximum Dew Point   34   30   31   +3   59   in 2014   -6   in 1983  
Minimum Dew Point   19   14   15   +4   50   in 2015   -28   in 1980  
Average  Dew Point   27   22   23   +4   54   in 2015   -11   in 1983  
Maximum Humidity   92%   85%   86%   +6%   100%   in 2015   48%   in 1983  
Minimum Humidity   57%   44%   53%   +4%   88%   in 1982   19%   in 1968  
Average Humidity   75%   65%   70%   +5%   94%   in 1982   39%   in 1968  
Maximum Barometer   30.25   30.30   30.15   +00.10   30.97   in 1949   29.48   in 1966  
Minimum Barometer   30.17   30.03   29.78   +00.39   30.68   in 1949   28.74   in 1978  
Average Barometer   30.21   30.17   29.97   +00.24   30.83   in 1949   29.20   in 1978  
Average Wind   5.0   8.1   8.4   -3.4   21.0   in 1966   1.4   in 2015  
Direction   N   NW   WNW       W         SE        
High Wind Gust   13   20   27   -14   52   in 1966   9   in 2015  
Direction   N   NW   WNW       W         SSE        
Wind Chill   22   20   14   +8             -31   in 1980  
Maximum Water Temp   40.2   42.3   44.4   -4.2   51.1   in 2015   40.2   in 2019  
Minimum Water Temp   37.2   39.9   42.0   -4.8   50.2   in 2015   34.5   in 2000  
Average Water Temp   38.7   41.1   43.2   -4.5   50.7   in 2015   37.6   in 2000  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:10:12 AM   6:38:55 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:21:16 PM   4:52:33 PM            
Length Of Day   9:11:04                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    December 25, 2019     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   41.8   42.8   42.8   -1.0   54.9   in 2015   30.9   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Temperature   28.3   30.3   29.0   -0.8   42.5   in 2015   14.2   in 1989  
Average Temperature   35.0   36.6   35.9   -0.8   48.7   in 2015   22.5   in 1989  
Total Precipitation   5.28   2.66   3.57   +1.71   9.27   in 1936   .45   in 1943  
Total Snow   8.4   0.2   5.8   +2.6   21.3   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   740   704   721   +19   1056   in 1989   399   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   35.2   35.3   34.8   +0.4   49.8   in 2015   15.3   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   20.5   21.0   19.4   +1.1   37.5   in 2015   -1.4   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   27.9   28.1   27.1   +0.8   43.6   in 2015   7.0   in 1989  
    December 25, 2019     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   54.78   51.89   47.42   +7.36   65.27   in 1983   27.52   in 1965  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)   8.4   4.4   6.9   +1.5   21.3   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)   1730   1764   1753   -23   2282   in 1904   1194   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   731   775   563   +168   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
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