Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Cloudy, Foggy Morning, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy, Dense Fog PM, Light Winds and Much Warmer/Muggy
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		May 26, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		75		78		68		+7		91		in	2010		45		in	1967
Minimum Temperature		57		55		50		+7		65		in	2007		37		in	1972
Average Temperature		66		67		59		+7		76		in	2010		43		in	1967
Precipitation		.00		T		.11		-.11		2.04		in	1967
One Hour		.00		T						.34		in	1961
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.0		in
Snow Depth		0		0								in
HDD		0		0		6		-6		22		in	1967		0		in	2016
CDD		1		2		1		+0		11		in	2010
Maximum Dew Point		66		64		55		+11		72		in	2010		38		in	1992
Minimum Dew Point		55		49		45		+10		61		in	2012		29		in	1954
Average  Dew Point		61		57		50		+11		65		in	2012		35		in	1972
Maximum Humidity		96%		94%		90%		+6%		100%		in	2017		51%		in	1980
Minimum Humidity		71%		62%		56%		+15%		88%		in	2011		24%		in	2007
Average Humidity		84%		78%		73%		+11%		94%		in	2011		43%		in	1980
Maximum Barometer		30.23		30.09		30.02		+00.21		30.52		in	1987		29.67		in	2005
Minimum Barometer		30.18		29.80		29.81		+00.37		30.30		in	1956		29.44		in	2017
Average Barometer		30.21		29.95		29.92		+00.29		30.37		in	1972		29.59		in	2017
Average Wind		4.7		7.3		6.8		-2.1		15.6		in	1967		2.1		in	2006
Direction		S		SSW		SSW				N					SE
High Wind Gust		16		20		23		-7		42		in	1984		11		in	1976
Direction		S		SSW		SSW				SSW					N
High Heat Index										99		in	2010
Wind Chill															36		in	2013
Maximum Water Temp		54.7		58.1		58.3		-3.6		68.0		in	2007		50.4		in	2005
Minimum Water Temp		49.5		54.9		54.9		-5.4		59.5		in	2010		49.1		in	2005
Average Water Temp		52.1		56.5		56.6		-4.5		63.7		in	2007		49.8		in	2005
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:16:09 AM						4:43:24 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		8:08:45 PM						8:41:30 PM
Length Of Day		14:52:36
Special Conditions		Dense Fog
Comments
		May 26, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		64.1		62.9		64.0		+0.1		69.7		in	1991		56.3		in	2005
Avg Minimum Temperature		45.1		47.2		47.2		-2.2		51.3		in	2012		41.3		in	1956
Average Temperature		54.9		55.1		55.5		-0.7		59.3		in	1993		50.1		in	2005
Total Precipitation		2.68		3.27		3.04		-.36		8.33		in	1967		.35		in	2015
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		T		+0.0		1.7		in	1977		0.0		in
Total HDD		264		254		246		+18		388		in	2005		148		in	1993
Total CDD		1		3		4		-3		27		in	2001		0		in	2014
Avg Maximum Dew Point		50.2		53.0		51.1		-0.9		57.4		in	2004		42.0		in	1967
Avg Minimum Dew Point		36.7		42.1		39.4		-2.7		47.0		in	2012		30.8		in	1967
Average  Dew Point		43.7		47.5		45.2		-1.5		51.8		in	2012		36.4		in	1967
		May 26, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		18.88		20.93		20.08		-1.20		34.81		in	1983		11.34		in	1905
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)		12.9		21.1		31.8		-18.9		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)		5085		5464		5580		-495		6514		in	1905		4475		in	2012
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		1		3		4		-3.0		27		in	2001		0		in	2014
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