Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, January 6, 2020
Partly Cloudy early, Cloudy and Light Snow Day to Partly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Colder
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		January 6, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		37		45		38		-1		57		in	2007		9		in	1896
Minimum Temperature		26		27		24		+2		52		in	2007		-4		in	1896
Average Temperature		32		36		31		+1		55		in	2007		3		in	1896
Precipitation		T		.00		.12		.00		1.97		in	1929
One Hour		.00		.00						.32		in	1962
Snow		T		0.0		0.2		-0.2		3.2		in	2017
Snow Depth		0		0						16		in	1948
HDD		33		29		33		+0		62		in	1896		10		in	2007
CDD		0				0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		33		36		30		+3		57		in	2007		-3		in	1959
Minimum Dew Point		20		14		13		+7		42		in	2007		-22		in	1959
Average  Dew Point		27		25		22		+6		50		in	2007		-13		in	1959
Maximum Humidity		90%		91%		84%		+6%		100%		in	2014		43%		in	1959
Minimum Humidity		67%		51%		55%		+12%		97%		in	1998		22%		in	2016
Average Humidity		79%		71%		69%		+9%		99%		in	1998		34%		in	1959
Maximum Barometer		29.98		30.17		30.14		-00.16		30.68		in	2000		29.62		in	1954
Minimum Barometer		29.89		29.62		29.83		+00.06		30.37		in	2016		28.86		in	1931
Average Barometer		29.94		29.90		29.99		-00.05		30.53		in	2000		29.53		in	1954
Average Wind		2.5		12.2		7.4		-4.9		21.7		in	1959		1.2		in	1984
Direction		W		NW		WNW				WNW					SSE
High Wind Gust		12		36		24		-12		52		in	1959		12		in	2020
Direction		W		NW		WNW				WNW					W
Wind Chill		25		15		13		+12							-21		in	1996
Maximum Water Temp		39.1		42.1		41.7		-2.6		51.3		in	2007		31.0		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		37.2		39.6		39.6		-2.4		50.2		in	2007		29.2		in	2018
Average Water Temp		38.2		40.9		40.6		-2.4		50.7		in	2007		30.1		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:11:31 AM						6:40:37 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		4:31:13 PM						5:02:06 PM
Length Of Day		9:19:42
Special Conditions		None
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		January 6, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		43.2		45.3		38.7		+4.5		52.7		in	2000		18.5		in	1918
Avg Minimum Temperature		34.3		31.8		24.0		+10.3		40.0		in	2007		4.5		in	1904
Average Temperature		38.8		38.6		31.2		+7.6		46.2		in	2007		11.9		in	1918
Total Precipitation		.38		1.58		.72		-.34		3.54		in	1919		.00		in	1946
Total Snow		T		0.0		1.2		-1.2		12.5		in	2018		0.0		in	2019
Total HDD		156		157		198		-42		317		in	1918		112		in	2007
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.7		40.3		30.3		+9.4		49.2		in	2007		11.8		in	2018
Avg Minimum Dew Point		28.2		22.5		13.7		+14.5		33.2		in	1950		-11.3		in	1981
Average  Dew Point		33.9		31.4		22.0		+11.9		40.6		in	2007		1.1		in	1981
		January 6, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		.38		1.58		.72		-.34		3.54		in	1919		.00		in	1946
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		8.4		4.4		9.8		-1.4		32.1		in	1905		T		in	2000
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		2036		2086		2149		-113		2764		in	1918		1523		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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