Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, March 6, 2020
Partly Cloudy early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy and Light Snow PM,  Windy and Mild
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 6, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		50		26		43		+7		62		in	1974		22		in	2007
Minimum Temperature		32		17		28		+4		44		in	1979		8		in	2007
Average Temperature		41		22		35		+6		51		in	1935		15		in	2007
Precipitation		.05		.00		.17		-.12		1.42		in	1943
One Hour		.00		.00						.26		in	1963
Snow		0.4		0.0		0.2		+0.2		8.2		in	2003
Snow Depth		0		4						25		in	2015
HDD		24		43		29		-5		50		in	2007		14		in	1935
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		36		17		32		+4		53		in	1959		4		in	2007
Minimum Dew Point		23		0		17		+6		40		in	2011		-18		in	2007
Average  Dew Point		30		9		24		+6		44		in	2011		-7		in	2007
Maximum Humidity		94%		71%		84%		+10%		100%		in	2004		48%		in	2007
Minimum Humidity		35%		34%		50%		-15%		92%		in	1961		19%		in	2017
Average Humidity		65%		53%		67%		-3%		96%		in	1961		35%		in	2007
Maximum Barometer		30.10		30.22		30.13		-00.03		30.71		in	1990		29.46		in	2001
Minimum Barometer		29.77		29.90		29.78		-00.01		30.45		in	2017		28.80		in	1963
Average Barometer		29.94		30.06		29.96		-00.02		30.52		in	2014		29.23		in	2001
Average Wind		12.1		13.0		9.1		+3.0		24.6		in	1962		3.6		in	2016
Direction		E		WNW		N				NNE					N
High Wind Gust		39		30		28		+11		61		in	1959		15		in	1971
Direction		NNE		WNW		N				S					W
Wind Chill		21		3		18		+3							-12		in	2007
Maximum Water Temp		38.7		34.7		38.5		+0.2		42.5		in	2008		32.5		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		37.0		32.9		36.6		+0.4		40.5		in	2008		30.4		in	2015
Average Water Temp		37.9		33.8		37.6		+0.3		41.5		in	2008		31.5		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:09:24 AM						5:41:51 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:42:55 PM						6:10:28 PM
Length Of Day		11:33:31
Special Conditions		Fog
Comments		1st snow since 1/18/2020, 47 consecutive days without any snow
		March 6, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		50.2		34.5		42.8		+7.3		54.0		in	1974		28.8		in	1912
Avg Minimum Temperature		33.5		23.3		27.7		+5.8		37.5		in	1974		14.3		in	1950
Average Temperature		41.8		28.9		34.8		+7.0		45.8		in	1974		22.4		in	1912
Total Precipitation		.36		1.43		.93		-.57		3.20		in	1959		.00		in	1986
Total Snow		0.4		9.4		1.3		-0.9		15.3		in	1960		0.0		in	2017
Total HDD		138		214		179		-41		255		in	1912		113		in	1974
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		36.8		26.8		31.2		+5.6		46.0		in	1991		14.0		in	1978
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.2		13.2		15.9		+6.3		31.8		in	1979		-4.3		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		29.5		20.0		23.6		+6.0		38.7		in	1991		5.5		in	1980
		March 6, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		6.17		10.54		8.13		-1.96		17.52		in	1979		2.66		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.6		20.7		27.0		-14.4		70.1		in	1996		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3699		4102		4130		-431		5021		in	1905		3354		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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