Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Clear early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Continued Very Warm
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2020  
    November 21, 2020     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2019   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   63   49   50   +13   67   in 1931   34   in 1987  
Minimum Temperature   46   35   36   +10   54   in 1991   16   in 1987  
Average Temperature   55   42   43   +12   59   in 1931   25   in 1987  
Precipitation   .00   .00   .16   -.16   1.42   in 1986            
One Hour   .00   .00           .44   in 1986            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.1   -0.1   T   in 2018            
Snow Depth   0   0           3   in 1955            
HDD   10   23   21   -11   40   in 1987   6   in 1931  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in   0   in    
Maximum Dew Point   46   38   41   +5   60   in 1954   19   in 2008  
Minimum Dew Point   28   31   27   +1   50   in 1991   -3   in 1987  
Average  Dew Point   37   35   34   +3   52   in 1991   11   in 1987  
Maximum Humidity   84%   89%   87%   -3%   100%   in 2007   63%   in 1951  
Minimum Humidity   35%   56%   56%   -21%   93%   in 2002   29%   in 1960  
Average Humidity   60%   73%   72%   -12%   97%   in 2002   50%   in 1957  
Maximum Barometer   30.43   30.14   30.13   +00.30   30.70   in 1903   29.14   in 1974  
Minimum Barometer   30.20   30.01   29.81   +00.39   30.43   in 1966   28.83   in 1989  
Average Barometer   30.32   30.08   29.97   +00.34   30.50   in 1966   28.99   in 1974  
Average Wind   6.0   7.7   8.6   -2.6   21.1   in 1956   1.6   in 1995  
Direction   WNW   NNW   WNW       S         SE        
High Wind Gust   17   22   27   -10   63   in 1956   12   in 2004  
Direction   W   NNW   WNW       S         ENE        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   44   27   28   +16             -1   in 1987  
Maximum Water Temp   53.8   47.3   51.3   +2.5   56.0   in 2011   47.3   in 2019  
Minimum Water Temp   52.3   45.2   49.1   +3.2   54.0   in 1999   43.3   in 2018  
Average Water Temp   53.1   46.3   50.2   +2.8   54.8   in 2011   45.7   in 2018  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:42:35 AM   6:12:26 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:20:21 PM   4:50:30 PM            
Length Of Day   9:37:46                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    November 21, 2020     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   58.5   50.2   53.5   +5.0   61.6   in 1975   46.0   in 1933  
Avg Minimum Temperature   42.2   33.5   38.9   +3.3   44.6   in 2015   31.2   in 1933  
Average Temperature   50.6   42.0   46.3   +4.3   52.6   in 1975   38.9   in 1933  
Total Precipitation   2.08   1.49   3.18   -1.10   7.97   in 1969   .04   in 1917  
Total Snow   0.0   T   0.2   -0.2   8.3   in 1987   0.0   in 2020  
Total HDD   303   483   390   -87   549   in 1933   261   in 1975  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   49.2   41.3   43.4   +5.8   50.4   in 2015   30.7   in 1976  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   34.5   23.8   29.7   +4.8   39.3   in 2006   19.3   in 1980  
Average  Dew Point   42.0   32.8   36.5   +5.5   44.4   in 2015   26.2   in 1976  
    November 21, 2020     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2019   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   33.36   47.86   42.62   -9.26   56.08   in 1983   23.20   in 1957  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)   0.6   T   0.2   +0.4   8.3   in 1987   0.0   in 2017  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)   631   795   825   -194   1086   in 1992   597   in 2017  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   871   731   563   +308   871   in 2020   290   in 1902  
                                   
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