Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Cloudy, Light Rain, Light Snow and Fog AM, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM, Windy and Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		March 24, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		51		52		48		+3		66		in	1938		28		in	1940
Minimum Temperature		36		31		32		+4		46		in	1903		12		in	1906
Average Temperature		44		42		40		+4		53		in	1938		22		in	1940
Precipitation		.05		.00		.17		-.12		1.43		in	1993
One Hour		.02		.00						.34		in	1989
Snow		T		0.0		0.1		+0.0		3.5		in	1896
Snow Depth		0		0						7		in	1967
HDD		21		23		24		-3		43		in	1940		12		in	1938
CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		40		35		36		+4		56		in	1974		9		in	2014
Minimum Dew Point		32		17		22		+10		44		in	1953		-1		in	2014
Average  Dew Point		36		26		29		+7		48		in	1953		4		in	2014
Maximum Humidity		95%		68%		83%		+12%		100%		in	2003		49%		in	2014
Minimum Humidity		61%		32%		47%		+14%		93%		in	1953		20%		in	1973
Average Humidity		78%		50%		65%		+13%		97%		in	1953		36%		in	2014
Maximum Barometer		30.20		30.12		30.10		+00.10		30.88		in	1906		29.52		in	1950
Minimum Barometer		29.81		30.00		29.81		+00.00		30.39		in	2004		29.11		in	1950
Average Barometer		30.01		30.06		29.95		+00.05		30.50		in	2004		29.32		in	1950
Average Wind		11.4		9.5		8.1		+3.3		16.8		in	1968		3.1		in	1981
Direction		N		WNW		NW				SW					E
High Wind Gust		31		25		26		+5		47		in	1926		13		in	2015
Direction		NNW		SSW		NW				NW					WNW
Wind Chill		24		23		23		+1							5		in	2014
Maximum Water Temp		39.8		38.8		41.4		-1.6		50.0		in	2012		36.5		in	2015
Minimum Water Temp		37.6		36.7		39.1		-1.5		47.7		in	2012		34.4		in	2015
Average Water Temp		38.7		37.8		40.3		-1.6		48.9		in	2012		35.5		in	2015
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:39:17 AM						6:11:38 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:02:56 PM						7:30:35 PM
Length Of Day		12:23:39
Special Conditions		Fog
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		March 24, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		51.1		42.5		45.0		+6.2		52.5		in	2012		32.0		in	1916
Avg Minimum Temperature		35.0		28.5		29.5		+5.5		38.1		in	2012		20.1		in	1916
Average Temperature		43.0		35.5		37.1		+6.0		45.3		in	2012		26.1		in	1916
Total Precipitation		3.92		3.25		3.99		-.07		8.47		in	1983		.22		in	1915
Total Snow		0.7		9.8		4.4		-3.7		30.6		in	1956		0.0		in	1947
Total HDD		521		701		662		-141		928		in	1916		467		in	2012
Total CDD		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
Avg Maximum Dew Point		39.5		31.5		33.2		+6.3		42.7		in	2012		22.6		in	1960
Avg Minimum Dew Point		22.7		18.1		18.4		+4.3		29.8		in	2012		8.3		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		31.1		24.8		25.8		+5.3		36.3		in	2012		16.5		in	1960
		March 24, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		9.73		12.36		11.19		-1.46		19.24		in	1998		5.76		in	2012
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)		12.9		21.1		30.1		-17.2		78.0		in	2005		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)		4082		4589		4613		-531		5556		in	1905		3708		in	2012
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		0		0		0		+0		0		in			0		in
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