Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Cloudy, Light Snow & Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Very Windy, Seasonal Temps
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 7, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		44		28		43		+1		64		in	2009		20		in	1913
Minimum Temperature		29		14		28		+1		40		in	1979		7		in	2007
Average Temperature		37		21		36		+1		51		in	2009		14		in	2007
Precipitation		.03		.00		.17		-.14		2.85		in	1967
One Hour		.00		.00						.43		in	1967
Snow		0.2		0.0		0.2		+0.0		3.4		in	1916
Snow Depth		T		3						24		in	2015
HDD		28		44		29		-1		51		in	2007		14		in	2009
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		31		12		32		-1		51		in	1992		7		in	1990
Minimum Dew Point		7		2		17		-10		36		in	1979		-16		in	2007
Average  Dew Point		19		7		24		-5		42		in	1979		-3		in	2007
Maximum Humidity		93%		65%		84%		+9%		100%		in	2011		53%		in	1953
Minimum Humidity		24%		38%		52%		-28%		92%		in	1996		24%		in	2020
Average Humidity		59%		52%		68%		-10%		95%		in	1973		41%		in	1990
Maximum Barometer		30.32		30.38		30.13		+00.19		30.92		in	1990		29.50		in	1965
Minimum Barometer		29.77		30.21		29.75		+00.02		30.48		in	1990		28.38		in	1932
Average Barometer		30.05		30.30		29.94		+00.10		30.70		in	1990		29.29		in	1991
Average Wind		15.7		9.7		9.3		+6.4		22.7		in	1986		3.7		in	1987
Direction		N		WNW		WNW				WNW					WSW
High Wind Gust		43		22		29		+14		59		in	1962		13		in	1960
Direction		NNE		W		WNW				NNE					NNW
Wind Chill		16		2		17		-1							-9		in	2007
Maximum Water Temp		37.4		34.2		38.8		-1.4		43.0		in	2012		32.8		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		36.1		32.4		36.9		-0.8		40.8		in	1998		31.3		in	2015
Average Water Temp		36.8		33.3		37.9		-1.1		41.8		in	2012		32.1		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:07:46 AM						5:40:14 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:44:04 PM						6:11:36 PM
Length Of Day		11:36:18
Special Conditions		Fog
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		March 7, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		49.3		33.6		42.9		+6.4		55.0		in	1974		29.9		in	1912
Avg Minimum Temperature		32.9		22.0		27.7		+5.1		37.9		in	1974		14.1		in	1950
Average Temperature		41.1		27.8		35.0		+6.1		46.4		in	1974		23.6		in	1978
Total Precipitation		.39		1.43		1.10		-.71		4.33		in	2018		.00		in	1935
Total Snow		0.6		9.4		1.5		-0.9		15.3		in	1960		0.0		in	2017
Total HDD		166		258		208		-42		288		in	1978		127		in	1974
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		36.0		24.7		31.3		+4.7		45.9		in	1991		13.6		in	1978
Avg Minimum Dew Point		20.0		11.6		16.0		+4.0		32.4		in	1979		-5.0		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		28.0		18.1		23.7		+4.3		37.4		in	1991		7.4		in	1950
		March 7, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		6.20		10.54		8.30		-2.10		18.75		in	1979		2.66		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.8		20.7		27.2		-14.4		71.4		in	1996		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3727		4146		4159		-432		5057		in	1905		3380		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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