Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2019
		May 8, 2019								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		67		64		62		+5		85		in	2000		48		in	1947
Minimum Temperature		44		44		46		-2		57		in	2000		35		in	1956
Average Temperature		56		54		54		+2		71		in	2000		43		in	1898
Precipitation		T		.00		.12		.00		2.56		in	1954
One Hour		T		.00						.71		in	1954
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1898
Snow Depth		0		0								in
HDD		9		11		11		-2		22		in	1898		0		in	2000
CDD		0		0		0		+0		6		in	2000
Maximum Dew Point		53		55		49		+4		63		in	2013		22		in	1950
Minimum Dew Point		42		42		37		+5		54		in	2013		6		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		48		49		43		+5		59		in	2013		14		in	1950
Maximum Humidity		91%		100%		87%		+4%		100%		in	2018		33%		in	1950
Minimum Humidity		46%		66%		51%		-5%		88%		in	1954		15%		in	1950
Average Humidity		69%		83%		69%		-0%		94%		in	1954		24%		in	1950
Maximum Barometer		30.32		30.31		30.07		+00.25		30.59		in	1968		29.35		in	1967
Minimum Barometer		30.14		30.21		29.84		+00.30		30.32		in	2001		29.15		in	1967
Average Barometer		30.23		30.26		29.95		+00.28		30.42		in	1968		29.25		in	1967
Average Wind		6.1		3.6		7.6		-1.5		19.1		in	2005		2.6		in	1996
Direction		N		SSE		S				N					S
High Wind Gust		18		12		25		-7		41		in	2005		12		in	2018
Direction		NNE		SSE		S				N					SSE
High Heat Index										86		in	2000
Wind Chill															26		in	1956
Maximum Water Temp		51.3		56.1		53.6		-2.3		59.4		in	2007		48.3		in	2005
Minimum Water Temp		47.7		51.4		50.6		-2.9		56.1		in	2010		46.4		in	2003
Average Water Temp		49.5		53.8		52.1		-2.6		56.8		in	2007		47.7		in	2005
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:32:43 AM						5:01:52 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:50:42 PM						8:21:33 PM
Length Of Day		14:17:59
Special Conditions		None
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		May 8, 2019								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		59.4		67.4		61.3		-1.9		74.6		in	1930		49.4		in	1917
Avg Minimum Temperature		44.8		49.9		45.0		-0.3		53.3		in	2010		38.0		in	1917
Average Temperature		52.1		58.6		53.0		-0.9		63.8		in	1930		43.7		in	1917
Total Precipitation		1.61		.20		1.02		+.59		3.38		in	1954		.00		in	2015
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		T		+0.0		T		in	1995		0.0		in
Total HDD		101		48		95		+6		168		in	1917		20		in	1930
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in	2019
Avg Maximum Dew Point		51.9		53.6		48.3		+3.6		57.9		in	1998		34.0		in	1952
Avg Minimum Dew Point		41.8		43.1		35.5		+6.3		49.4		in	1998		22.4		in	1974
Average  Dew Point		46.8		48.4		41.9		+5.0		53.6		in	1998		30.5		in	1952
		May 8, 2019								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2018		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		19.27		21.01		17.93		+1.34		31.53		in	1983		9.78		in	1927
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		21.1		45.6		31.8		-10.7		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		5311		5149		5398		-87		6335		in	1904		4392		in	2012
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in	2019
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