Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Cloudy early then Clear and Dry, Breezy and Cooler
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 15, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		51		54		46		+5		62		in	1990		25		in	1932
Minimum Temperature		32		44		30		+2		47		in	1913		10		in	1993
Average Temperature		42		49		38		+4		54		in	1913		18		in	1993
Precipitation		.00		.08		.17		-.17		3.00		in	1912
One Hour		.00		.05						.39		in	1978
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.2		-0.2		8.1		in	1999
Snow Depth		0		0						12		in	1939
HDD		23		16		27		-4		47		in	1993		11		in	1913
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		28		50		34		-6		52		in	2002		9		in	1993
Minimum Dew Point		9		41		19		-10		42		in	2016		-10		in	1993
Average  Dew Point		19		46		26		-7		46		in	2019		-1		in	1993
Maximum Humidity		78%		97%		86%		-8%		100%		in	2002		47%		in	1974
Minimum Humidity		19%		84%		52%		-33%		95%		in	2016		19%		in	2020
Average Humidity		49%		91%		69%		-21%		97%		in	2016		40%		in	1982
Maximum Barometer		30.53		30.13		30.05		+00.48		30.73		in	1968		29.41		in	1958
Minimum Barometer		30.31		29.68		29.72		+00.59		30.52		in	1968		29.18		in	1958
Average Barometer		30.42		29.91		29.89		+00.53		30.63		in	1968		29.30		in	1958
Average Wind		9.3		12.5		9.3		-0.0		17.3		in	1980		1.8		in	1995
Direction		N		S		WNW				WNW					ESE
High Wind Gust		21		27		29		-8		48		in	1980		9		in	1995
Direction		NW		S		WNW				W					SSW
Wind Chill		27		38		21		+6							-8		in	1993
Maximum Water Temp		40.3		39.0		40.3		-0.0		46.2		in	2012		36.4		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		38.5		37.2		38.3		+0.2		45.0		in	2012		34.2		in	2003
Average Water Temp		39.4		38.1		39.3		+0.1		45.6		in	2012		35.4		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:54:32 AM						6:27:01 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:53:01 PM						7:20:32 PM
Length Of Day		11:58:29
Special Conditions		None
Comments
		March 15, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		52.1		39.9		43.9		+8.2		52.1		in	2020		33.0		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.4		26.9		28.5		+6.9		37.1		in	1973		19.5		in	1950
Average Temperature		43.7		33.4		35.9		+7.8		44.3		in	1973		27.2		in	1916
Total Precipitation		.80		2.49		2.46		-1.66		5.49		in	1983		.04		in	1915
Total Snow		0.6		9.6		3.1		-2.5		18.9		in	1941		0.0		in	2011
Total HDD		316		470		432		-116		564		in	1916		306		in	1973
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		38.5		30.5		32.2		+6.4		40.9		in	1973		18.9		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		23.0		17.3		17.1		+5.9		29.6		in	1973		3.7		in	1980
Average  Dew Point		30.8		23.9		24.6		+6.1		35.3		in	1973		13.4		in	1960
		March 15, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		6.61		11.60		9.66		-3.05		19.20		in	1979		4.43		in	1980
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.8		20.9		28.8		-16.0		75.0		in	2005		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3877		4358		4383		-506		5309		in	1905		3514		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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