Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, February 21, 2020
Clear, Breezy and Much Colder
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		February 21, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		31		48		40		-9		60		in	1930		18		in	1918
Minimum Temperature		16		29		26		-10		45		in	2018		-2		in	1950
Average Temperature		24		39		33		-9		50		in	2018		9		in	1950
Precipitation		.00		.37		.13		-.13		3.20		in	1898
One Hour		.00		.10						.39		in	1989
Snow		0.0		T		0.3		-0.3		12.2		in	1902
Snow Depth		0		0						23		in	2015
HDD		41		26		32		+9		56		in	1950		15		in	2018
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		12		37		30		-18		54		in	1989		-7		in	1968
Minimum Dew Point		-2		27		14		-16		44		in	2018		-22		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		5		32		22		-17		48		in	2018		-12		in	1968
Maximum Humidity		57%		97%		84%		-27%		100%		in	2018		47%		in	1968
Minimum Humidity		25%		58%		52%		-27%		94%		in	1996		24%		in	1950
Average Humidity		41%		78%		68%		-27%		97%		in	1996		37%		in	1968
Maximum Barometer		30.46		30.18		30.14		+00.32		30.67		in	1985		29.66		in	1977
Minimum Barometer		30.29		29.82		29.80		+00.49		30.30		in	1990		29.18		in	1967
Average Barometer		30.38		30.00		29.98		+00.40		30.46		in	1990		29.46		in	1967
Average Wind		8.5		9.6		8.2		+0.3		21.9		in	1953		1.8		in	1994
Direction		N		WNW		WNW				SSW					SSW
High Wind Gust		24		26		28		-4		64		in	1953		12		in	1994
Direction		N		SE		WNW				SSW					SSW
Wind Chill		1		22		15		-14							-26		in	1950
Maximum Water Temp		36.1		37.0		38.3		-2.2		43.0		in	2012		32.0		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		34.7		34.3		36.8		-2.1		41.3		in	2012		31.6		in	2015
Average Water Temp		35.4		35.7		37.6		-2.2		42.2		in	2012		31.8		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:31:10 AM						6:03:11 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:26:24 PM						5:54:23 PM
Length Of Day		10:55:53
Special Conditions		None
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		February 21, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		42.7		40.4		38.8		+3.9		44.4		in	1990		23.9		in	1979
Avg Minimum Temperature		29.7		27.0		24.0		+5.7		30.2		in	1960		8.6		in	1979
Average Temperature		36.2		33.7		31.6		+4.5		36.6		in	1984		16.2		in	1979
Total Precipitation		2.75		2.65		2.60		+.15		6.48		in	1988		.31		in	1912
Total Snow		0.0		3.8		6.3		-6.3		26.4		in	2003		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		597		651		702		-105		1020		in	1979		590		in	2018
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		34.6		31.1		27.8		+6.9		40.2		in	2018		6.2		in	1979
Avg Minimum Dew Point		20.2		15.9		11.6		+8.5		23.0		in	1984		-6.6		in	1979
Average  Dew Point		27.4		23.5		19.7		+7.7		30.7		in	2018		-0.2		in	1979
		February 21, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		4.79		8.21		6.29		-1.50		12.74		in	1979		2.33		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		9.1		23.3		-11.1		61.1		in	1996		3.5		in	1989
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		3362		3655		3730		-368		4587		in	1918		2970		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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