Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, October 16, 2020
Mostly Cloudy early then Cloudy Heavy PM Rain, Foggy, Windy, Continued Warm
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		October 16, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		69		62		61		+8		82		in	1897		43		in	2009
Minimum Temperature		52		44		46		+6		62		in	2014		32		in	1978
Average Temperature		61		53		54		+7		72		in	1897		41		in	2009
Precipitation		.31		1.10		.13		+.18		1.79		in	1955
One Hour		.27		.44						.44		in	2019
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.0		in
Snow Depth		0		0						0		in
HDD		4		12		11		-7		24		in	2009		0		in	2014
CDD		0		0		0		+0		7		in	1897		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		65		60		51		+14		68		in	2014		30		in	1961
Minimum Dew Point		51		41		39		+12		61		in	2014		25		in	1994
Average  Dew Point		58		51		45		+13		65		in	2014		28		in	1961
Maximum Humidity		96%		96%		91%		+5%		100%		in	2014		61%		in	1963
Minimum Humidity		87%		59%		55%		+32%		94%		in	2014		18%		in	1963
Average Humidity		92%		78%		73%		+19%		97%		in	2014		40%		in	1963
Maximum Barometer		30.09		30.11		30.10		-00.01		30.58		in	1950		29.46		in	2005
Minimum Barometer		30.01		29.15		29.84		+00.17		30.28		in	1950		29.15		in	2019
Average Barometer		30.05		29.63		29.97		+00.08		30.43		in	1950		29.41		in	2005
Average Wind		9.8		10.4		7.4		+2.4		15.5		in	2002		1.9		in	2006
Direction		S		E		WNW				ENE					WNW
High Wind Gust		29		43		25		+4		59		in	1954		12		in	2006
Direction		S		ESE		NW				SE					SSW
High Heat Index										79		in	1956
Wind Chill				44											32		in	2009
Maximum Water Temp		63.9		60.6		61.8		+2.1		65.3		in	2014		57.8		in	2009
Minimum Water Temp		63.1		58.9		60.0		+3.1		64.4		in	2014		54.6		in	2009
Average Water Temp		63.5		59.8		60.9		+2.6		64.9		in	2014		56.2		in	2009
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		6:59:50 AM						6:31:56 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		6:01:13 PM						6:29:07 PM
Length Of Day		11:01:23
Special Conditions		Fog
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		October 16, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		66.8		63.7		64.3		+2.6		72.1		in	1990		55.8		in	1896
Avg Minimum Temperature		51.4		50.4		48.8		+2.6		55.4		in	2017		39.6		in	1981
Average Temperature		59.4		57.3		56.4		+3.0		63.8		in	1990		49.8		in	1981
Total Precipitation		2.04		2.37		1.97		+.07		8.11		in	2005		.01		in	1963
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD		90		131		138		-48		244		in	1981		44		in	1990
Total CDD		1		8		5		-4		48		in	1954		0		in	2016
Avg Maximum Dew Point		58.1		57.0		54.0		+4.1		63.1		in	2018		43.6		in	1981
Avg Minimum Dew Point		45.8		45.4		42.7		+3.2		53.3		in	2005		32.5		in	1981
Average  Dew Point		52.3		51.6		48.3		+3.9		57.5		in	2005		38.0		in	1981
		October 16, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		27.30		41.77		37.48		-10.18		51.27		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)		146		174		227		-81		404		in	1956		100		in	1961
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		868		731		563		+305		868		in	2020		290		in	1902
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