Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Partly Cloudy early then Cloudy, Light Rain, Fog and Haze PM, Warm
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2019  
    October 22, 2019     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2018   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   61   52   59   +2   80   in 1979   48   in 2008  
Minimum Temperature   49   34   44   +5   60   in 1984   29   in 1895  
Average Temperature   55   43   51   +4   69   in 1979   39   in 1940  
Precipitation   .07   .00   .13   -.06   2.55   in 1898            
One Hour   .03   .00           .24   in 1984            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.0   in              
Snow Depth   0   0               in            
HDD   10   22   13   -3   26   in 1940   0   in 1984  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   4   in 1979            
Maximum Dew Point   57   37   49   +8   66   in 2016   30   in 1976  
Minimum Dew Point   47   28   37   +10   57   in 1979   20   in 1980  
Average  Dew Point   52   33   43   +9   61   in 1979   27   in 1976  
Maximum Humidity   96%   85%   89%   +7%   100%   in 2016   60%   in 1976  
Minimum Humidity   79%   47%   54%   +25%   92%   in 2014   25%   in 1974  
Average Humidity   88%   66%   71%   +16%   95%   in 2014   48%   in 1952  
Maximum Barometer   30.14   30.24   30.17   -00.03   30.62   in 1957   29.50   in 2003  
Minimum Barometer   29.88   30.11   29.90   -00.02   30.35   in 1963   28.99   in 1988  
Average Barometer   30.01   30.18   30.04   -00.03   30.47   in 1957   29.36   in 2016  
Average Wind   7.9   5.7   6.9   +1.0   16.5   in 1961   1.9   in 1973  
Direction   ENE   W   SW       NNE         N        
High Wind Gust   21   17   23   -2   46   in 1988   10   in 1973  
Direction   E   W   SW       SSE         WNW        
High Heat Index                   82   in 1979            
Wind Chill       30                     28   in 1974  
Maximum Water Temp   63.7   55.0   60.0   +3.7   63.7   in 2007   55.0   in 2018  
Minimum Water Temp   57.4   52.5   58.1   -0.7   62.0   in 2007   52.5   in 2018  
Average Water Temp   58.0   53.8   59.1   -1.1   62.9   in 2007   53.8   in 2018  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:06:07 AM   6:37:58 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   5:53:04 PM   6:21:13 PM            
Length Of Day   10:46:57                          
Special Conditions   Fog, Haze                              
Comments   Last 80° day for the year occurred on this day in 1979  
    October 22, 2019     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   63.1   64.3   63.1   +0.0   70.2   in 1990   55.4   in 1896  
Avg Minimum Temperature   49.3   50.3   47.6   +1.7   54.2   in 2011   39.9   in 1981  
Average Temperature   56.2   57.3   55.3   +0.9   61.4   in 2017   49.7   in 1896  
Total Precipitation   3.48   3.77   2.75   +.73   8.65   in 2005   .01   in 1963  
Total Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.7   in 1979   0.0   in    
Total HDD   195   183   213   -18   331   in 1896   87   in 1920  
Total CDD   8   17   5   +3   48   in 1954   0   in 2015  
Avg Maximum Dew Point   55.6   58.1   52.9   +2.8   60.4   in 2007   42.9   in 1974  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   44.5   44.9   41.3   +3.2   49.6   in 2007   31.5   in 1974  
Average  Dew Point   50.1   51.5   47.1   +3.0   55.0   in 2007   37.2   in 1974  
    October 22, 2019     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   42.88   39.10   38.13   +4.75   51.27   in 1998   19.78   in 1957  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   0.7   in 1979   0.0   in    
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)   238   231   302   -64   471   in 1956   124   in 1920  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   731   775   563   +168   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
                             
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