Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Mostly Cloudy & Warm early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear and Colder PM, Breezy
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 21, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		59		48		47		+12		71		in	1921		26		in	1912
Minimum Temperature		33		35		31		+2		50		in	2012		13		in	1986
Average Temperature		46		42		39		+7		60		in	2012		23		in	1986
Precipitation		.00		.06		.17		-.17		1.78		in	1983
One Hour		.00		.06						.79		in	1983
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.1		-0.1		5.3		in	1912
Snow Depth		0		0						15		in	1956
HDD		19		23		25		-6		42		in	1986		5		in	2012
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		53		40		35		+18		58		in	2012		7		in	1988
Minimum Dew Point		12		31		21		-9		50		in	2012		-11		in	1988
Average  Dew Point		33		36		28		+5		54		in	2012		-2		in	1988
Maximum Humidity		85%		92%		87%		-2%		100%		in	2012		52%		in	1988
Minimum Humidity		22%		52%		53%		-31%		93%		in	2003		19%		in	1991
Average Humidity		54%		72%		70%		-17%		97%		in	2003		37%		in	1985
Maximum Barometer		30.45		30.33		30.05		+00.40		30.80		in	2007		29.38		in	1958
Minimum Barometer		29.83		29.78		29.73		+00.10		30.57		in	2007		29.03		in	1958
Average Barometer		30.14		30.06		29.88		+00.26		30.69		in	2007		29.21		in	1958
Average Wind		10.9		10.4		8.6		+2.3		18.8		in	2008		1.8		in	2005
Direction		NW		SE		WNW				WNW					WNW
High Wind Gust		31		22		27		+4		45		in	1980		11		in	1952
Direction		NNW		SE		WNW				ESE					SSE
Wind Chill		28		29		22		+6							-4		in	1986
Maximum Water Temp		40.6		38.7		40.9		-0.3		49.8		in	2012		36.0		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		39.4		37.8		38.9		+0.5		47.5		in	2012		34.7		in	2015
Average Water Temp		40.0		38.3		39.9		+0.1		48.7		in	2012		35.4		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:44:23 AM						6:16:48 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:59:39 PM						7:27:14 PM
Length Of Day		12:15:16
Special Conditions		None
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		March 21, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		52.0		41.9		44.6		+7.3		#N/A		in	#N/A		31.6		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.5		27.8		29.1		+6.4		#N/A		in	#N/A		19.8		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.7		34.8		36.7		+7.1		#N/A		in	#N/A		25.7		in	1916
Total Precipitation		2.24		2.55		3.48		-1.24		#N/A		in	#N/A		.08		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.6		4.1		-3.4		#N/A		in	#N/A		0.0		in	1947
Total HDD		442		627		588		-146		#N/A		in	#N/A		437		in	2010
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		40.0		30.7		32.9		+7.1		#N/A		in	#N/A		22.0		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		23.1		17.4		18.0		+5.2		#N/A		in	#N/A		5.7		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		31.6		24.0		25.4		+6.1		#N/A		in	#N/A		15.8		in	1950
		March 21, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		8.05		11.66		10.68		-2.63		19.23		in	1979		5.75		in	2012
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		20.9		29.8		-16.9		75.0		in	2005		4.8		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		4003		4515		4539		-536		5468		in	1905		3649		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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