Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Partly Cloudy early then Cloudy and Cold
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    December 9, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   38   58   44   -6   65   in 1991   12   in 1902  
Minimum Temperature   25   45   30   -5   47   in 1923   -4   in 1902  
Average Temperature   32   52   37   -5   55   in 1991   4   in 1902  
Precipitation   .00   1.94   .15   -.15   1.94   in 2019            
One Hour   .00   .27           .32   in 2009            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.2   -0.2   2.7   in 1958            
Snow Depth   0   0           13   in 1981            
HDD   33   13   27   +6   61   in 1902   10   in 1991  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in   0   in    
Maximum Dew Point   31   57   36   -5   57   in 2019   6   in 1989  
Minimum Dew Point   20   38   21   -1   43   in 1966   -10   in 1968  
Average  Dew Point   26   48   28   -2   48   in 2019   -1   in 1989  
Maximum Humidity   83%   96%   88%   -5%   100%   in 2013   52%   in 1989  
Minimum Humidity   67%   75%   57%   +10%   96%   in 2014   23%   in 1989  
Average Humidity   75%   86%   73%   +2%   98%   in 2014   38%   in 1989  
Maximum Barometer   29.83   30.36   30.21   -00.38   30.74   in 1936   29.43   in 1981  
Minimum Barometer   29.70   29.74   29.86   -00.16   30.31   in 2007   29.18   in 2009  
Average Barometer   29.77   30.05   30.03   -00.27   30.44   in 2002   29.36   in 1981  
Average Wind   5.3   13.0   7.2   -1.9   13.5   in 1981   0.7   in 1997  
Direction   WNW   S   WNW       NW         NNW        
High Wind Gust   17   37   25   -8   62   in 2005   7   in 1997  
Direction   NW   S   NW       NNW         NW        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   18   40   20   -2             -7   in 1976  
Maximum Water Temp   46.6   43.0   47.0   -0.4   52.2   in 2011   42.2   in 2010  
Minimum Water Temp   44.6   40.0   44.0   +0.6   50.1   in 2011   38.9   in 2002  
Average Water Temp   45.6   41.5   45.5   +0.1   51.2   in 2011   41.0   in 2010  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:00:55 AM   6:29:47 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:15:28 PM   4:46:36 PM            
Length Of Day   9:14:33                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    December 9, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   44.9   42.4   45.4   -0.6   56.3   in 1998   32.8   in 1910  
Avg Minimum Temperature   33.8   28.4   31.8   +2.0   43.3   in 1998   14.8   in 1989  
Average Temperature   39.6   35.8   38.7   +0.9   50.0   in 1998   25.0   in 1989  
Total Precipitation   2.53   2.73   1.35   +1.18   4.37   in 1996   .00   in 1988  
Total Snow   T   4.2   1.7   -1.7   17.0   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   229   263   236   -7   360   in 1989   135   in 1998  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   37.2   36.6   37.4   -0.1   48.3   in 1982   19.2   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   25.6   20.6   22.6   +3.0   35.6   in 2001   -3.8   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   31.7   28.9   30.0   +1.7   41.4   in 2001   7.7   in 1989  
    December 9, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   39.41   52.23   45.33   -5.92   61.79   in 1983   25.40   in 1957  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)   0.6   4.2   2.8   -2.2   19.5   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)   1022   1253   1268   -246   1646   in 1904   947   in 2011  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   871   731   563   +308   871   in 2020   290   in 1902  
                                   
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