Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Clear early then Partly Cloudy, Dry and Cooler
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2019
		January 2, 2019								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		36		22		39		-3		55		in	2000		12		in	1918
Minimum Temperature		29		7		24		+5		50		in	1979		-3		in	1918
Average Temperature		33		15		31		+2		53		in	1979		5		in	1918
Precipitation		.00		.00		.12		-.12		1.32		in	1893
One Hour		.00		.00						.27		in	1979
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.2		-0.2		10.4		in	1948
Snow Depth		0		1						12		in	1948
HDD		32		50		33		-1		60		in	1918		12		in	1979
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		28		13		31		-3		54		in	2000		3		in	1999
Minimum Dew Point		8		-2		14		-6		50		in	1979		-14		in	1968
Average  Dew Point		18		6		22		-4		52		in	1979		-5		in	1999
Maximum Humidity		86%		70%		85%		+1%		100%		in	2011		55%		in	1999
Minimum Humidity		33%		43%		55%		-22%		93%		in	1979		30%		in	1982
Average Humidity		60%		57%		70%		-10%		97%		in	1979		46%		in	1999
Maximum Barometer		30.35		30.36		30.19		+00.16		30.89		in	1899		29.66		in	2010
Minimum Barometer		30.10		30.27		29.85		+00.25		30.42		in	2005		28.98		in	1987
Average Barometer		30.23		30.32		30.02		+00.21		30.57		in	2005		29.42		in	1987
Average Wind		6.7		9.7		8.1		-1.4		17.0		in	2003		2.1		in	2006
Direction		NNW		WNW		NW				N					ESE
High Wind Gust		23		31		26		-3		52		in	1935		10		in	1950
Direction		N		WNW		NW				NW					N
High Heat Index
Wind Chill		18		-7		14		+4							-16		in	1999
Maximum Water Temp		42.4		35.9		42.3		+0.1		50.5		in	2007		35.9		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		40.5		32.6		40.1		+0.4		49.1		in	2007		32.6		in	2018
Average Water Temp		41.5		34.3		41.2		+0.2		49.8		in	2007		34.3		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:11:42 AM						6:40:37 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		4:27:27 PM						4:58:32 PM
Length Of Day		9:15:45
Special Conditions		None
Comments
		January 2, 2019								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		46.5		18.0		39.0		+7.5		54.5		in	1966		12.0		in	1918
Avg Minimum Temperature		32.0		5.0		24.0		+8.0		46.5		in	1979		-2.5		in	1918
Average Temperature		39.3		11.5		31.5		+7.8		50.0		in	1979		4.8		in	1918
Total Precipitation		.73		.00		.24		+.49		2.23		in	1919		.00		in	2018
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.4		-0.4		10.8		in	1948		0.0		in	2019
Total HDD		51		106		66		-15		120		in	1918		29		in	1979
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		41.0		6.0		30.7		+10.3		52.0		in	1979		6.0		in	2018
Avg Minimum Dew Point		17.5		-4.0		14.1		+3.4		46.5		in	1979		-13.0		in	1999
Average  Dew Point		29.3		1.0		22.4		+6.9		49.3		in	1979		-1.8		in	1999
		January 2, 2019								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		.73		.00		.24		+.49		2.23		in	1919		.00		in	2018
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		4.4		8.1		9.0		-4.6		27.3		in	1948		T		in	2000
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		1980		1911		2017		-37		2567		in	1918		1379		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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