Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy PM, Very Windy and Much Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		October 10, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		69		55		64		+5		83		in	2011		45		in	1979
Minimum Temperature		60		52		48		+12		66		in	2018		33		in	1979
Average Temperature		65		54		56		+9		73		in	1949		39		in	1979
Precipitation		.00		.08		.12		-.12		1.99		in	1971
One Hour		.00		.02						.40		in	1971
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979
Snow Depth		0		0						0		in
HDD		0		11		9		-9		26		in	1979		0		in	2020
CDD		0		0		0		+0		8		in	1949		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		63		51		53		+10		71		in	2018		28		in	1972
Minimum Dew Point		50		46		42		+8		65		in	2018		19		in	1993
Average  Dew Point		57		49		48		+9		68		in	2018		26		in	1972
Maximum Humidity		93%		91%		92%		+1%		100%		in	2018		66%		in	1980
Minimum Humidity		67%		73%		58%		+9%		97%		in	1998		29%		in	1980
Average Humidity		80%		82%		75%		+5%		99%		in	1998		48%		in	1980
Maximum Barometer		30.08		30.21		30.14		-00.06		30.76		in	1972		29.80		in	1958
Minimum Barometer		29.86		30.14		29.91		-00.05		30.35		in	1983		29.27		in	1971
Average Barometer		29.97		30.18		30.03		-00.06		30.49		in	1972		29.62		in	1971
Average Wind		14.2		23.9		6.5		+7.7		23.9		in	2019		1.1		in	1995
Direction		SW		N		SW				N					SSE
High Wind Gust		42		43		22		+20		43		in	2019		9		in	1984
Direction		SW		N		N				N					SSW
High Heat Index										85		in	1949
Wind Chill				44											30		in	1979
Maximum Water Temp		64.6		63.9		63.4		+1.2		66.5		in	2017		58.5		in	2000
Minimum Water Temp		62.2		62.1		61.8		+0.4		64.8		in	2017		55.8		in	2000
Average Water Temp		63.4		63.0		62.6		+0.8		65.7		in	2017		57.2		in	2000
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:53:08 AM						6:25:27 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:10:39 PM						6:38:20 PM
Length Of Day		11:17:31
Special Conditions		None
Comments		0.7" Snow fell on this day in 1979, earliest at station
		October 10, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		67.5		64.9		65.4		+2.1		72.9		in	1941		56.6		in	1896
Avg Minimum Temperature		51.4		51.0		49.8		+1.6		57.3		in	1927		41.9		in	1974
Average Temperature		59.7		58.2		57.6		+2.1		65.0		in	1927		51.2		in	1896
Total Precipitation		.37		1.17		1.20		-.83		5.83		in	1962		.00		in	1930
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD		54		76		76		-22		138		in	1896		16		in	1959
Total CDD		1		8		5		-4		28		in	1927		0		in	2016
Avg Maximum Dew Point		57.5		57.7		55.2		+2.3		65.0		in	2018		42.4		in	1974
Avg Minimum Dew Point		44.8		45.4		44.0		+0.8		55.2		in	2005		32.0		in	1984
Average  Dew Point		51.5		51.9		49.6		+1.9		60.0		in	2018		37.9		in	1974
		October 10, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		25.63		40.57		36.71		-11.08		50.68		in	1998		18.73		in	1957
Total Snow (since Jul 1 20)		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD (since Jul 1 20)		110		119		165		-55		321		in	1956		57		in	1961
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		868		731		563		+305		868		in	2020		290		in	1902
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