Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Cloudy, Light Snow and Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Windy and Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		January 8, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		40		47		38		+2		57		in	1930		9		in	1968
Minimum Temperature		26		27		24		+2		46		in	1930		2		in	2015
Average Temperature		33		37		31		+2		52		in	1930		6		in	1968
Precipitation		.03		.08		.12		-.09		1.73		in	1979
One Hour		.00		.04						.26		in	2007
Snow		0.2		T		0.2		+0.0		13.5		in	1996
Snow Depth		1		0						16		in	2017
HDD		32		28		34		-2		59		in	1968		13		in	1930
CDD		0				0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		32		47		30		+3		55		in	2007		-11		in	1968
Minimum Dew Point		12		11		13		-1		41		in	2008		-20		in	1968
Average  Dew Point		22		29		21		+1		45		in	1998		-16		in	1968
Maximum Humidity		94%		100%		82%		+12%		100%		in	2019		38%		in	1968
Minimum Humidity		48%		50%		53%		-5%		98%		in	1998		24%		in	1950
Average Humidity		71%		75%		67%		+4%		99%		in	1998		34%		in	1968
Maximum Barometer		30.22		30.36		30.10		+00.12		30.95		in	1991		29.45		in	2011
Minimum Barometer		29.78		29.57		29.75		+00.03		30.43		in	1991		28.77		in	1958
Average Barometer		30.00		29.97		29.93		+00.07		30.69		in	1991		29.23		in	1958
Average Wind		10.5		8.3		9.5		+1.0		17.8		in	1996		2.9		in	2006
Direction		WNW		S		WNW				N					ESE
High Wind Gust		39		28		29		+10		50		in	1958		13		in	2001
Direction		NW		S		WNW				NNW					N
Wind Chill		11		22		10		+1							-21		in	1968
Maximum Water Temp		39.2		40.5		41.1		-1.9		50.5		in	2007		31.8		in	2018
Minimum Water Temp		36.8		38.1		38.8		-2.0		49.3		in	2007		29.1		in	2018
Average Water Temp		38.0		39.3		39.8		-1.8		49.9		in	2007		30.5		in	2018
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:11:12 AM						6:40:24 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		4:33:13 PM						5:04:01 PM
Length Of Day		9:22:01
Special Conditions		Fog
Comments
		January 8, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		42.6		43.6		38.5		+4.1		52.8		in	2007		22.4		in	1918
Avg Minimum Temperature		33.1		29.8		24.0		+9.1		40.3		in	2007		6.9		in	1904
Average Temperature		37.9		36.7		31.1		+6.8		46.5		in	2007		14.9		in	1904
Total Precipitation		.55		1.66		.96		-.41		4.52		in	1979		.00		in	1901
Total Snow		1.5		T		1.6		-0.1		24.8		in	1996		0.0		in	2007
Total HDD		215		225		266		-51		399		in	1904		147		in	2007
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		37.6		37.9		30.1		+7.5		49.0		in	2007		14.6		in	2018
Avg Minimum Dew Point		25.6		18.3		13.5		+12.1		31.0		in	2007		-9.3		in	1981
Average  Dew Point		31.6		28.1		21.8		+9.8		40.0		in	2007		2.7		in	1981
		January 8, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		.55		1.66		.96		-.41		4.52		in	1979		.00		in	1901
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		9.9		4.4		10.2		-0.3		40.6		in	1996		T		in	2000
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		2095		2154		2217		-122		2833		in	1918		1580		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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