Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, October 19, 2020
Partly Cloudy, Light Winds and Warmer
Climate Normal Period						Climate Record Period
1981- 2010						1893 - 2020
		October 19, 2020								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		64		60		60		+4		77		in	2016		42		in	1972
Minimum Temperature		45		42		45		+0		63		in	2007		29		in	1922
Average Temperature		55		51		53		+2		68		in	2016		38		in	1974
Precipitation		.00		.00		.13		-.13		2.00		in	1928
One Hour		.00		.00						.36		in	2011
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1972
Snow Depth		0		0						0		in
HDD		10		14		12		-2		27		in	1974		0		in	2016
CDD		0		0		0		+0		3		in	2016		0		in
Maximum Dew Point		53		45		50		+3		68		in	2016		20		in	1974
Minimum Dew Point		43		37		38		+5		62		in	2007		10		in	1959
Average  Dew Point		48		41		44		+4		64		in	2007		17		in	1959
Maximum Humidity		95%		94%		90%		+5%		100%		in	2004		62%		in	1959
Minimum Humidity		63%		50%		57%		+6%		93%		in	2007		24%		in	1959
Average Humidity		79%		72%		73%		+6%		97%		in	1968		43%		in	1959
Maximum Barometer		30.43		30.06		30.14		+00.29		30.63		in	1985		29.73		in	1952
Minimum Barometer		30.31		29.94		29.88		+00.43		30.31		in	2020		29.33		in	1967
Average Barometer		30.37		30.00		30.01		+00.36		30.42		in	1985		29.57		in	1967
Average Wind		2.8		6.7		6.7		-3.9		14.6		in	1975		1.7		in	1955
Direction		ENE		NW		SW				NE					NW
High Wind Gust		12		21		23		-11		41		in	1967		10		in	1955
Direction		SSE		NW		SW				S					NW
High Heat Index										79		in	2016
Wind Chill				37											27		in	2015
Maximum Water Temp		62.4		59.5		60.6		+1.8		64.4		in	2014		56.3		in	2009
Minimum Water Temp		61.2		58.2		58.9		+2.3		63.2		in	2007		53.6		in	2009
Average Water Temp		61.8		58.9		59.8		+2.0		63.4		in	2016		55.0		in	2009
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		7:03:15 AM						6:35:13 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		5:56:42 PM						6:24:44 PM
Length Of Day		10:53:27
Special Conditions		None
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		October 19, 2020								Record					Record
Month-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Avg Maximum Temperature		65.9		63.2		63.7		+2.3		71.4		in	1990		55.2		in	1896
Avg Minimum Temperature		49.9		49.8		48.2		+1.8		54.6		in	2011		39.8		in	1981
Average Temperature		58.3		56.7		55.9		+2.4		63.0		in	1990		49.9		in	1981
Total Precipitation		3.25		3.36		2.36		+.89		8.13		in	2005		.01		in	1963
Total Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		0.7		in	1979		0.0		in
Total HDD		129		165		174		-45		287		in	1981		66		in	1990
Total CDD		1		8		5		-4		48		in	1954		0		in	2015
Avg Maximum Dew Point		56.8		55.9		53.4		+3.4		60.7		in	1990		44.6		in	1981
Avg Minimum Dew Point		44.7		44.6		42.0		+2.7		51.6		in	2005		31.8		in	1981
Average  Dew Point		51.0		50.6		47.7		+3.3		55.9		in	2005		38.2		in	1981
		October 19, 2020								Record					Record
Year-to-Date Summary		Observed		2019		Normal		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Total Precipitation		28.51		42.76		37.87		-9.36		51.27		in	1998		19.78		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)		185		208		263		-78		435		in	1956		117		in	2011
Total CDD (since Jan 1)		868		731		563		+305		868		in	2020		290		in	1902
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