Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Partly Cloudy to Cloudy PM, Breezy and Continued Very Warm
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    February 12, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   45   38   39   +6   54   in 1999   8   in 1914  
Minimum Temperature   36   20   24   +12   41   in 2009   -6   in 1914  
Average Temperature   41   29   32   +9   48   in 1999   1   in 1914  
Precipitation   .00   .71   .13   -.13   2.66   in 1988        
One Hour   .00   .10           .57   in 1988            
Snow   0.0   2.1   0.3   -0.3   9.8   in 1897            
Snow Depth   0   0           26   in 1978            
HDD   24   36   33   -9   64   in 1914   17   in 1999  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in              
Maximum Dew Point   35   37   28   +7   52   in 1999   -9   in 1979  
Minimum Dew Point   20   2   12   +8   35   in 1998   -21   in 1967  
Average  Dew Point   28   20   20   +8   43   in 1999   -14   in 1979  
Maximum Humidity   83%   96%   81%   +2%   100%   in 2018   50%   in 1991  
Minimum Humidity   40%   32%   48%   -8%   90%   in 1963   22%   in 1987  
Average Humidity   62%   64%   64%   -3%   95%   in 1963   38%   in 1991  
Maximum Barometer   30.18   30.47   30.14   +00.04   30.86   in 1938   29.53   in 2009  
Minimum Barometer   29.80   29.74   29.76   +00.04   30.42   in 2001   29.12   in 1955  
Average Barometer   29.99   30.11   29.96   +00.03   30.58   in 2001   29.35   in 2009  
Average Wind   10.2   10.3   8.9   +1.3   21.5   in 1952   2.9   in 1965  
Direction   SSW   E   WNW       WNW         SSE        
High Wind Gust   24   31   28   -4   55   in 1952   15   in 1987  
Direction   NW   E   WNW       WNW         WNW        
Wind Chill   27   10   8   +19             -19   in 1979  
Maximum Water Temp   36.9   36.9   37.8   -0.9   43.7   in 2006   34.4   in 2015  
Minimum Water Temp   36.1   33.6   36.0   +0.1   39.9   in 1998   33.2   in 2014  
Average Water Temp   36.5   35.3   36.9   -0.4   41.3   in 2012   33.9   in 2015  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:43:34 AM   6:15:07 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   5:15:18 PM   5:43:46 PM            
Length Of Day   10:32:20                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    February 12, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   44.4   40.6   38.0   +6.4   46.0   in 1991   23.4   in 1899  
Avg Minimum Temperature   33.3   27.0   23.0   +10.3   33.3   in 2020   9.1   in 1934  
Average Temperature   38.9   33.8   31.0   +7.9   38.9   in 2020   16.9   in 1934  
Total Precipitation   1.87   1.16   1.43   +.44   4.98   in 1970   T   in 1912  
Total Snow   0.0   2.1   3.6   -3.6   26.3   in 1978   0.0   in 2020  
Total HDD   308   370   407   -99   575   in 1934   308   in 2020  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   38.2   30.2   26.9   +11.3   39.3   in 2018   7.2   in 1979  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   26.2   15.1   10.8   +15.4   26.2   in 2020   -4.8   in 1979  
Average  Dew Point   32.2   22.6   18.8   +13.3   32.2   in 2020   1.2   in 1979  
    February 12, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   3.91   6.72   5.12   -1.21   12.38   in 1979   1.59   in 1980  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)   12.2   7.4   20.6   -8.4   51.0   in 1996   2.8   in 1980  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)   3073   3374   3435   -362   4281   in 1918   2661   in 2016  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
                             
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