Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Cloudy, Breezy and Continued Very Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		January 28, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		43		41		37		+6		56		in	1974		15		in	1925
Minimum Temperature		34		25		21		+13		40		in	2018		-1		in	1935
Average Temperature		39		33		29		+10		46		in	2002		10		in	1925
Precipitation		.00		.00		.12		-.12		1.44		in	1976
One Hour		.00		.00						.42		in	2009
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.3		-0.3		13.7		in	1897
Snow Depth		0		0						27		in	2005
HDD		26		32		36		-10		55		in	1925		19		in	2002
CDD		0				0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		30		32		26		+4		52		in	1976		-1		in	1971
Minimum Dew Point		23		10		10		+13		37		in	2018		-11		in	2003
Average  Dew Point		27		21		18		+9		42		in	2018		-6		in	1971
Maximum Humidity		75%		77%		82%		-7%		100%		in	2018		44%		in	1962
Minimum Humidity		54%		39%		50%		+4%		92%		in	1952		22%		in	1990
Average Humidity		65%		58%		66%		-1%		94%		in	1973		37%		in	2014
Maximum Barometer		29.87		30.13		30.11		-00.24		30.85		in	1937		29.22		in	1979
Minimum Barometer		29.65		29.95		29.79		-00.14		30.56		in	2005		28.96		in	1979
Average Barometer		29.76		30.04		29.95		-00.19		30.65		in	2005		29.09		in	1979
Average Wind		9.5		9.6		8.5		+1.0		22.7		in	1966		2.1		in	2011
Direction		NW		NNE		WNW				WNW					WNW
High Wind Gust		23		21		27		-4		52		in	1966		13		in	2016
Direction		NNW		NNW		WNW				WNW					SSE
Wind Chill		27		17		10		+17							-18		in	2003
Maximum Water Temp		37.5		37.0		38.7		-1.2		44.8		in	2007		34.5		in	2005
Minimum Water Temp		36.2		35.8		36.5		-0.3		43.3		in	2012		30.4		in	2005
Average Water Temp		36.9		36.4		37.5		-0.7		43.8		in	2012		32.5		in	2005
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:59:55 AM						6:30:27 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		4:56:40 PM						5:26:07 PM
Length Of Day		9:56:45
Special Conditions		None
Comments
		January 28, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		43.4		38.5		37.3		+6.1		45.7		in	1913		28.0		in	2004
Avg Minimum Temperature		29.9		23.6		22.7		+7.2		32.5		in	1932		12.1		in	1982
Average Temperature		36.6		31.1		30.0		+6.7		38.8		in	1932		21.3		in	1970
Total Precipitation		2.03		5.36		3.36		-1.33		12.04		in	1979		.78		in	1955
Total Snow		3.8		0.8		7.5		-3.7		33.8		in	2005		T		in	1950
Total HDD		787		946		972		-185		1217		in	1970		727		in	1932
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		35.6		30.6		28.2		+7.4		37.7		in	2006		15.3		in	1981
Avg Minimum Dew Point		21.0		12.5		11.8		+9.2		23.6		in	2017		-1.6		in	1982
Average  Dew Point		28.3		21.6		20.0		+8.3		30.1		in	2006		7.1		in	1981
		January 28, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		2.03		5.36		3.36		-1.33		12.04		in	1979		.78		in	1955
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.2		5.2		16.1		-3.9		46.0		in	2005		0.8		in	2007
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		2667		2875		2923		-256		3640		in	1918		2215		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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