Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Partly Cloudy early, Clear Day to Partly Cloudy PM, Continued Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 5, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		52		29		43		+9		62		in	1974		23		in	1926
Minimum Temperature		36		18		28		+8		45		in	1974		6		in	1948
Average Temperature		44		24		35		+9		54		in	1974		15		in	1948
Precipitation		.00		.00		.16		-.16		2.00		in	2001
One Hour		.00		.00						.48		in	1952
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.2		-0.2		8.5		in	2015
Snow Depth		0		5						18		in	2015
HDD		21		41		30		-9		50		in	1948		11		in	1974
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		32		18		32		+1		51		in	2008		-1		in	2017
Minimum Dew Point		22		7		16		+6		39		in	1979		-8		in	2017
Average  Dew Point		27		13		24		+3		44		in	1979		-5		in	2017
Maximum Humidity		81%		74%		85%		-4%		100%		in	2004		44%		in	2017
Minimum Humidity		34%		48%		52%		-18%		89%		in	1966		17%		in	2017
Average Humidity		58%		61%		69%		-11%		95%		in	1966		31%		in	2017
Maximum Barometer		30.13		30.09		30.12		+00.01		30.89		in	1904		29.68		in	1968
Minimum Barometer		29.82		29.91		29.76		+00.06		30.41		in	2017		29.08		in	2001
Average Barometer		29.98		30.00		29.94		+00.03		30.45		in	2017		29.53		in	2001
Average Wind		9.0		9.0		8.7		+0.3		23.6		in	1971		3.3		in	1998
Direction		WNW		WNW		WNW				WNW					NW
High Wind Gust		28		26		28		+0		56		in	1964		10		in	1967
Direction		WNW		NW		WNW				SSW					E
Wind Chill		28		5		18		+10							-9		in	1978
Maximum Water Temp		39.0		34.9		38.6		+0.4		43.3		in	2008		32.6		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		36.8		33.3		36.7		+0.1		40.6		in	2012		31.4		in	2015
Average Water Temp		37.9		34.1		37.7		+0.2		41.6		in	2008		32.0		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:11:02 AM						5:43:28 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:41:46 PM						6:09:20 PM
Length Of Day		11:30:44
Special Conditions		None
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		March 5, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		50.2		36.2		42.8		+7.4		54.6		in	1991		28.2		in	1912
Avg Minimum Temperature		33.8		24.6		27.6		+6.2		38.0		in	1974		12.4		in	1950
Average Temperature		42.0		30.4		34.8		+7.2		45.9		in	1991		22.1		in	1912
Total Precipitation		.31		1.43		.76		-.45		3.06		in	2018		.00		in	1990
Total Snow		0.0		9.4		1.1		-1.1		15.3		in	1960		0.0		in	2020
Total HDD		114		171		150		-36		214		in	1912		95		in	1991
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		37.0		28.8		31.1		+5.9		46.2		in	1991		10.2		in	1980
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.0		15.8		15.8		+6.2		33.2		in	1991		-6.0		in	1980
Average  Dew Point		29.5		22.3		23.4		+6.1		39.7		in	1991		2.1		in	1980
		March 5, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		6.12		10.54		7.96		-1.84		17.45		in	1979		2.66		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.2		20.7		26.8		-14.6		70.1		in	1996		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3675		4059		4101		-426		4987		in	1905		3324		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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