Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Breezy and Cooler
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 22, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		41		43		47		-6		70		in	1948		28		in	1914
Minimum Temperature		28		39		31		-3		52		in	2012		15		in	1956
Average Temperature		35		41		40		-5		59		in	2012		25		in	1914
Precipitation		.00		.68		.17		-.17		4.42		in	1980
One Hour		.00		.28						1.21		in	1980
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.1		-0.1		6.4		in	1967
Snow Depth		0		0						9		in	1956
HDD		30		24		25		+5		40		in	1914		6		in	2012
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		26		42		35		-9		58		in	2012		6		in	1988
Minimum Dew Point		7		34		21		-14		51		in	2012		-5		in	2017
Average  Dew Point		17		38		28		-11		55		in	2012		2		in	1988
Maximum Humidity		73%		97%		86%		-13%		100%		in	2007		47%		in	1954
Minimum Humidity		36%		75%		49%		-13%		91%		in	2010		20%		in	1989
Average Humidity		55%		86%		68%		-13%		95%		in	2001		35%		in	1954
Maximum Barometer		30.74		29.78		30.06		+00.68		30.74		in	2020		29.53		in	1995
Minimum Barometer		30.45		29.15		29.69		+00.76		30.45		in	2020		29.12		in	1955
Average Barometer		30.60		29.47		29.88		+00.72		30.60		in	2020		29.37		in	1983
Average Wind		10.5		14.0		9.5		+1.0		20.9		in	1973		2.9		in	2010
Direction		E		W		WNW				NE					ESE
High Wind Gust		25		30		29		-4		49		in	1999		13		in	1975
Direction		NNE		WNW		WNW				SE					SE
Wind Chill		18		31		21		-3							1		in	1988
Maximum Water Temp		39.9		38.3		40.8		-0.9		50.5		in	2012		36.1		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		37.5		37.6		39.1		-1.6		47.8		in	2012		34.9		in	2015
Average Water Temp		38.7		38.0		40.0		-1.3		49.2		in	2012		35.5		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:42:41 AM						6:15:05 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:00:45 PM						7:28:21 PM
Length Of Day		12:18:04
Special Conditions		None
Comments
		March 22, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.5		41.9		44.7		+6.7		51.9		in	2010		31.6		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.2		28.3		29.2		+6.0		37.0		in	2012		20.0		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.3		35.1		36.8		+6.5		44.3		in	2012		25.8		in	1916
Total Precipitation		2.24		3.23		3.65		-1.41		8.47		in	1983		.13		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.6		4.2		-3.5		27.8		in	1956		0.0		in	1947
Total HDD		472		651		613		-141		857		in	1916		450		in	2012
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.4		31.2		33.0		+6.4		42.2		in	2012		22.0		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.4		18.2		18.1		+4.3		29.7		in	2012		6.4		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		30.9		24.7		25.6		+5.3		36.0		in	2012		16.4		in	1950
		March 22, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		8.05		12.34		10.85		-2.80		19.24		in	1998		5.75		in	2012
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		20.9		29.9		-17.0		75.0		in	2005		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		4033		4539		4564		-531		5499		in	1905		3674		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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