Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, November 7, 2020
Clear to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Record Breaking High Temperature
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    November 7, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   74   58   55   +19   74   in 2020   38   in 1893  
Minimum Temperature   50   38   40   +10   58   in 1938   27   in 1931  
Average Temperature   62   48   47   +15   64   in 1938   33   in 1931  
Precipitation   .00   .13   .15   -.15   1.78   in 1951            
One Hour   .00   .05           .48   in 1951            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   T   in 2012            
Snow Depth   0   0           1   in 1894            
HDD   3   17   18   -15   32   in 1931   1   in 1938  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in   0   in    
Maximum Dew Point   55   49   44   +11   63   in 1951   23   in 1960  
Minimum Dew Point   46   31   31   +15   53   in 2008   4   in 2002  
Average  Dew Point   51   40   37   +14   56   in 2008   18   in 1960  
Maximum Humidity   96%   91%   88%   +8%   100%   in 2013   62%   in 1958  
Minimum Humidity   45%   63%   56%   -11%   93%   in 1963   22%   in 2002  
Average Humidity   71%   77%   72%   -1%   97%   in 1963   48%   in 1958  
Maximum Barometer   30.25   30.33   30.14   +00.11   30.67   in 1986   29.57   in 1981  
Minimum Barometer   30.18   29.92   29.83   +00.35   30.25   in 2016   29.13   in 1981  
Average Barometer   30.22   30.13   29.98   +00.23   30.45   in 1986   29.35   in 1981  
Average Wind   4.4   7.1   7.8   -3.4   22.0   in 1953   1.8   in 1979  
Direction   WNW   S   WNW       ENE         SW        
High Wind Gust   20   28   25   -5   54   in 1953   10   in 1991  
Direction   SW   SSW   WNW       ENE         NNW        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   50   36   35   +15             18   in 1987  
Maximum Water Temp   57.9   56.4   55.5   +2.4   59.7   in 2017   50.9   in 2010  
Minimum Water Temp   56.8   54.6   53.6   +3.2   58.3   in 2015   48.7   in 2010  
Average Water Temp   57.4   55.5   54.5   +2.8   58.9   in 2015   49.8   in 2010  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:25:52 AM   5:56:43 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:32:09 PM   5:01:19 PM            
Length Of Day   10:06:17                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
Comments   High temp of 74° ties record from 1938, highest temp for any November  
    November 7, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   57.9   57.4   55.6   +2.3   65.1   in 1975   47.1   in 2002  
Avg Minimum Temperature   42.4   39.6   40.6   +1.9   50.6   in 2015   32.1   in 1951  
Average Temperature   50.4   48.7   48.3   +2.1   57.6   in 2015   40.9   in 2002  
Total Precipitation   .97   1.08   1.03   -.06   5.49   in 1951   .00   in 2011  
Total Snow   0.0   0.0   0.0   +0.0   1.3   in 1894   0.0   in 2020  
Total HDD   102   114   117   -15   169   in 2002   52   in 2015  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   49.1   49.0   44.8   +4.3   57.7   in 2015   33.4   in 1998  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   34.1   30.7   31.6   +2.5   46.7   in 2015   19.4   in 2002  
Average  Dew Point   41.9   40.1   38.2   +3.6   52.4   in 2015   28.3   in 1965  
    November 7, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   32.25   47.45   40.47   -8.22   52.05   in 1998   21.37   in 1957  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)   0.6   0.0   T   +0.6   1.3   in 1894   0.0   in 2019  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)   430   426   552   -122   722   in 1895   275   in 2017  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   871   731   563   +308   871   in 2020   290   in 1902  
                                   
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