Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Thursday, March 19, 2020
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Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 19, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		49		47		47		+2		68		in	2012		27		in	1967
Minimum Temperature		41		28		31		+10		44		in	1983		7		in	1967
Average Temperature		45		38		39		+6		56		in	2012		17		in	1967
Precipitation		1.16		.00		.17		+.99		2.23		in	1899
One Hour		.40		.00						.41		in	1983
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.2		-0.2		14.7		in	1956
Snow Depth		0		0						7		in	1956
HDD		20		27		26		-6		48		in	1967		9		in	2012
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		45		23		35		+10		57		in	2012		5		in	1967
Minimum Dew Point		35		15		20		+15		43		in	1983		-13		in	1967
Average  Dew Point		40		19		28		+13		50		in	2012		-4		in	1967
Maximum Humidity		95%		69%		84%		+11%		100%		in	2002		53%		in	2018
Minimum Humidity		79%		29%		49%		+30%		94%		in	1983		18%		in	1954
Average Humidity		87%		49%		66%		+21%		97%		in	1983		38%		in	1959
Maximum Barometer		30.46		30.42		30.13		+00.33		30.75		in	1993		29.45		in	1981
Minimum Barometer		30.14		30.32		29.80		+00.34		30.56		in	1993		28.93		in	1899
Average Barometer		30.30		30.37		29.97		+00.33		30.66		in	1993		29.30		in	1991
Average Wind		9.8		6.5		8.4		+1.4		21.3		in	1986		2.6		in	1997
Direction		E		WNW		WNW				SSW					SSE
High Wind Gust		25		20		26		-1		55		in	1986		12		in	1997
Direction		ESE		WNW		WNW				SW					SE
Wind Chill		35		24		21		+14							-7		in	1967
Maximum Water Temp		40.3		38.7		40.6		-0.3		48.9		in	2012		35.0		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		38.7		37.0		38.7		+0.0		46.0		in	2012		33.1		in	2015
Average Water Temp		39.5		37.9		39.7		-0.2		47.5		in	2012		34.1		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:47:46 AM						6:20:13 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:57:27 PM						7:25:00 PM
Length Of Day		12:09:41
Special Conditions		Fog
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		March 19, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.2		41.3		44.4		+6.8		51.6		in	1894		31.6		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.3		27.4		28.9		+6.4		37.1		in	1973		19.5		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.3		34.3		36.4		+6.8		44.3		in	1973		25.6		in	1916
Total Precipitation		2.24		2.49		3.14		-.90		8.05		in	1968		.08		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.6		3.9		-3.2		27.8		in	1956		0.0		in	2011
Total HDD		409		577		537		-128		745		in	1916		388		in	1973
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		38.6		30.1		32.6		+6.0		40.8		in	1973		21.5		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.8		16.6		17.7		+5.1		29.4		in	1983		4.3		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		30.7		23.3		25.2		+5.6		35.0		in	1973		14.9		in	1950
		March 19, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		8.05		11.60		10.34		-2.29		19.20		in	1979		5.30		in	1901
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		20.9		29.6		-16.7		75.0		in	2005		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3970		4465		4488		-518		5410		in	1905		3592		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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