Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Partly Cloudy, Windy and Continued Very Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 4, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		54		39		43		+11		61		in	1974		23		in	1943
Minimum Temperature		43		25		28		+15		44		in	2008		2		in	1950
Average Temperature		49		32		35		+14		50		in	1974		15		in	1950
Precipitation		.08		.94		.16		-.08		1.94		in	1960
One Hour		.07		.07						.35		in	1971
Snow		0.0		4.5		0.2		-0.2		9.5		in	1960
Snow Depth		0		2						21		in	2015
HDD		16		33		30		-14		50		in	1950		15		in	1974
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		48		34		31		+17		52		in	1974		8		in	2017
Minimum Dew Point		25		11		16		+9		41		in	2008		-17		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		37		23		24		+13		44		in	2008		-3		in	1950
Maximum Humidity		96%		100%		84%		+12%		100%		in	2019		50%		in	1968
Minimum Humidity		35%		52%		52%		-17%		93%		in	1976		16%		in	1980
Average Humidity		66%		76%		68%		-3%		97%		in	1976		36%		in	1980
Maximum Barometer		29.83		29.97		30.10		-00.27		30.79		in	2011		29.42		in	1960
Minimum Barometer		29.37		29.52		29.80		-00.43		30.61		in	2011		29.00		in	1960
Average Barometer		29.60		29.75		29.95		-00.35		30.70		in	2011		29.21		in	1960
Average Wind		11.1		14.0		8.7		+2.4		24.2		in	1971		2.3		in	1976
Direction		W		WNW		WNW				ENE					ENE
High Wind Gust		33		30		26		+7		56		in	1971		13		in	1976
Direction		W		NNE		WNW				W					ENE
Wind Chill		36		12		16		+20							-13		in	1950
Maximum Water Temp		38.5		35.8		38.4		+0.1		42.8		in	2012		32.5		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		36.9		33.6		36.6		+0.3		42.0		in	2012		31.4		in	2015
Average Water Temp		37.7		34.7		37.6		+0.1		42.4		in	2012		32.0		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:12:39 AM						5:45:03 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:40:37 PM						6:08:12 PM
Length Of Day		11:27:58
Special Conditions		Fog
Comments
		March 4, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		49.8		38.0		42.8		+7.0		56.0		in	1991		28.5		in	1950
Avg Minimum Temperature		33.3		26.3		27.5		+5.8		37.8		in	1991		11.3		in	1950
Average Temperature		41.5		32.1		34.8		+6.8		46.9		in	1991		19.9		in	1950
Total Precipitation		.31		1.43		.60		-.29		3.02		in	2018		.00		in	2011
Total Snow		0.0		9.4		0.9		-0.9		14.8		in	1960		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		93		130		120		-27		180		in	1950		72		in	1991
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		38.3		31.5		31.0		+7.3		47.3		in	1991		3.0		in	1980
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.0		18.0		15.6		+6.4		35.3		in	1991		-11.5		in	1980
Average  Dew Point		30.1		24.8		23.3		+6.8		41.3		in	1991		-4.3		in	1980
		March 4, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		6.12		10.54		7.80		-1.68		17.45		in	1979		2.65		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.2		20.7		26.6		-14.4		70.1		in	1996		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3654		4018		4071		-417		4948		in	1918		3290		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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