Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, March 23, 2020
Mostly Cloudy early then Cloudy, Light Snow to Heavy Rain PM, Foggy, Windy and Continued Cool
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 23, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		44		45		47		-3		67		in	2012		27		in	1940
Minimum Temperature		29		31		32		-3		55		in	2012		10		in	1934
Average Temperature		37		38		40		-3		61		in	2012		20		in	1934
Precipitation		1.63		.02		.17		+1.46		3.28		in	2010
One Hour		.38		T						.49		in	2010
Snow		T		0.2		0.1		-0.1		1.9		in	2005
Snow Depth		0		0						7		in	1967
HDD		28		27		25		+3		45		in	1934		4		in	2012
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		43		34		36		+7		56		in	2012		9		in	2017
Minimum Dew Point		20		18		22		-2		42		in	2010		-4		in	2017
Average  Dew Point		32		26		29		+3		47		in	2012		3		in	2017
Maximum Humidity		95%		92%		81%		+14%		100%		in	1970		42%		in	2017
Minimum Humidity		64%		50%		43%		+21%		91%		in	2010		19%		in	1973
Average Humidity		80%		71%		62%		+17%		94%		in	2010		31%		in	2017
Maximum Barometer		30.73		30.01		30.07		+00.66		30.73		in	2020		29.44		in	1977
Minimum Barometer		29.85		29.31		29.78		+00.07		30.41		in	1989		29.06		in	1977
Average Barometer		30.29		29.66		29.92		+00.37		30.55		in	1989		29.25		in	1977
Average Wind		12.5		16.3		8.5		+4.0		17.8		in	1973		2.7		in	1985
Direction		E		WNW		WNW				NNE					S
High Wind Gust		30		33		27		+3		46		in	1977		12		in	1985
Direction		E		W		WNW				NNW					SE
Wind Chill		23		20		22		+1							3		in	1959
Maximum Water Temp		39.5		38.3		41.0		-1.5		50.5		in	2012		35.5		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		37.5		37.0		38.8		-1.3		47.2		in	2012		33.8		in	2015
Average Water Temp		38.5		37.7		40.0		-1.5		48.9		in	2012		34.7		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:40:59 AM						6:13:22 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:01:50 PM						7:29:28 PM
Length Of Day		12:20:51
Special Conditions		Fog
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		March 23, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.1		42.0		44.8		+6.3		52.3		in	2012		31.7		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		34.9		28.4		29.3		+5.6		37.8		in	2012		20.1		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.0		35.2		37.0		+6.1		45.0		in	2012		25.9		in	1916
Total Precipitation		3.87		3.25		3.82		+.05		8.47		in	1983		.22		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.8		4.3		-3.6		27.8		in	1956		0.0		in	1947
Total HDD		500		678		638		-138		893		in	1916		454		in	2012
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.5		31.3		33.1		+6.4		42.8		in	2012		22.0		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.3		18.2		18.3		+4.0		30.0		in	2012		7.5		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		30.9		24.7		25.7		+5.2		36.4		in	2012		16.2		in	1960
		March 23, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		9.68		12.36		11.02		-1.34		19.24		in	1998		5.76		in	2012
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		21.1		30.0		-17.1		76.9		in	2005		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		4061		4566		4589		-528		5529		in	1905		3688		in	2016
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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