Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, March 20, 2020
Cloudy early then Dense Fog to Cloudy PM, Very Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 20, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		59		47		47		+12		67		in	2010		29		in	1923
Minimum Temperature		42		28		31		+11		44		in	1921		7		in	1967
Average Temperature		51		38		39		+12		55		in	2012		21		in	1923
Precipitation		T		.00		.17		.00		1.24		in	1954
One Hour		T		.00						.32		in	1996
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.1		-0.1		6.2		in	1944
Snow Depth		0		0						21		in	1956
HDD		14		27		26		-12		44		in	1923		10		in	2012
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		54		33		35		+19		56		in	2012		15		in	1967
Minimum Dew Point		40		19		21		+19		41		in	2012		-6		in	1967
Average  Dew Point		47		26		28		+19		49		in	2012		5		in	1967
Maximum Humidity		97%		79%		86%		+11%		100%		in	2014		47%		in	1959
Minimum Humidity		81%		35%		47%		+34%		87%		in	1998		16%		in	1991
Average Humidity		89%		57%		66%		+23%		92%		in	1996		35%		in	1959
Maximum Barometer		30.20		30.44		30.10		+00.10		30.68		in	1993		29.47		in	1996
Minimum Barometer		29.77		30.33		29.79		-00.02		30.47		in	2011		28.73		in	1975
Average Barometer		29.99		30.39		29.95		+00.04		30.57		in	1993		29.23		in	1975
Average Wind		7.0		7.4		7.9		-0.9		23.3		in	1958		2.1		in	1981
Direction		S		S		N				NE					NW
High Wind Gust		20		24		26		-6		64		in	1958		10		in	2015
Direction		SSW		S		N				NE					SE
Wind Chill		37		28		22		+15							-7		in	1967
Maximum Water Temp		40.0		39.4		40.9		-0.9		49.0		in	2012		35.2		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		38.7		37.2		38.8		-0.1		46.0		in	2012		33.9		in	2015
Average Water Temp		39.4		38.3		39.9		-0.6		47.5		in	2012		34.6		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:46:04 AM						6:18:31 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:58:33 PM						7:26:07 PM
Length Of Day		12:12:29
Special Conditions		Dense Fog
Comments
		March 20, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.6		41.6		44.5		+7.1		51.8		in	1894		31.5		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.7		27.4		29.1		+6.6		36.9		in	1973		19.5		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.6		34.5		36.6		+7.1		43.9		in	1973		25.5		in	1916
Total Precipitation		2.24		2.49		3.31		-1.07		8.05		in	1968		.08		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.6		4.0		-3.3		27.8		in	1956		0.0		in	2011
Total HDD		423		604		563		-140		786		in	1916		417		in	1973
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.4		30.2		32.7		+6.6		40.7		in	2012		22.0		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		23.7		16.8		17.8		+5.9		29.6		in	1983		4.8		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		31.5		23.5		25.3		+6.2		34.4		in	1973		15.2		in	1950
		March 20, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		8.05		11.60		10.51		-2.46		19.20		in	1979		5.30		in	1901
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		20.9		29.7		-16.8		75.0		in	2005		4.7		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		3984		4492		4514		-530		5437		in	1905		3622		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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