Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac  
Monday, January 3, 2022  
Cloudy, Brief Snow Flurry 3pm to Mostly Cloudy PM, Windy and Much Colder  
  Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period
  1991 - 2020 1893 - 2022
    January 3, 2022   Record   Record  
Observed Daily Data   2022   2021   Norm   Depart   Highest   Lowest  
Maximum Temperature   35   37   40   -5   62   in 2000   9   in 1904  
Minimum Temperature   23   31   26   -3   48   in 2000   2   in 1904  
Average Temperature   29   34   33   -4   55   in 2000   6   in 1904  
 Month Avg Max Temperature   46.7   42.0   40.0   +6.7   54.0   in 2000   12.7   in 1918  
Month Avg Min Temperature   35.3   31.0   26.3   +9.0   37.3   in 1930   0.7   in 1918  
Month Average Temperature   41.3   36.7   33.3   +8.0   45.7   in 2000   7.0   in 1918  
High Heat Index                                      
Low Wind Chill   9   26   16   -7             -13   in 2014  
Heating Degree Days   36   31   32   +4   59   in 1904   10   in 2000  
Month HDD   71   85   95   -24   174   in 1918   58   in 2000  
Season HDD   1627   1733   1965   -338   2621   in 1918   1404   in 2016  
Cooling Degree Days   0   0   0   +0       in         in    
Month CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in         in    
Year Cooling Degree Days                       in         in    
Maximum Dew Point   29   33   33   -4   53   in 1960   1   in 2008  
Minimum Dew Point   10   26   17   -7   45   in 2000   -18   in 1981  
Average  Dew Point   20   30   25   -5   48   in 2000   -6   in 1981  
 Month Avg Max Dew Point   36.7   31.5   33.0   +3.7   51.7   in 1979   10.7   in 1957  
Month Avg Min Dew Point   29.0   25.0   17.0   +12.0   34.3   in 2000   -8.0   in 1999  
Month Average Dew Point   33.0   28.5   25.0   +8.0   41.8   in 1979   1.3   in 1957  
Precipitation   T   T   .12   .00   1.44   in 1936            
One Hour   .00   T           .46   in 1979            
Hourly Rate   .00   .00           1.08   in 2017            
Month Precipitation   .47   .39   .36   +.11   3.33   in 1919   .00   in 2018  
Year Precipitation   .47   .39   .36   +.11   3.33   in 1919   .00   in 2020  
Snow   T   0.0   0.3   -0.3   7.1   in 1904       in    
Snow Depth   0   0           21   in 1948       in    
Month Snow   T   0.0   0.9   -0.9   10.8   in 1948   0.0   in 2021  
Season Snow   0.8   5.2   8.0   -7.2   27.3   in 1948   T   in 2000  
    January 3, 2022     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   2022   2021   Norm   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Humidity   81%   91%   86%   -5%   100%   in 2017   54%   in 1980  
Minimum Humidity   59%   79%   57%   +2%   92%   in 2004   28%   in 1981  
Average Humidity   70%   85%   72%   -2%   96%   in 2004   43%   in 1980  
Maximum Barometer   30.14   30.21   30.18   -00.04   30.78   in 1988   29.41   in 2010  
Minimum Barometer   29.93   29.93   29.82   +00.11   30.42   in 1993   29.06   in 1953  
Average Barometer   30.04   30.07   30.00   +00.04   30.57   in 1993   29.29   in 2010  
Average Wind   11.3   6.2   7.7   +3.6   19.7   in 2010   1.4   in 1967  
Direction   N   NE   WNW       WNW         NNE        
High Wind Gust   29   22   25   +4   62   in 1960   9   in 1988  
Direction   N   NE   WNW       S         NE        
Maximum Water Temp   47.5   45.5   42.3   +5.2   49.6   in 2007   36.2   in 2018  
Minimum Water Temp   44.8   43.3   39.9   +4.9   47.5   in 2007   33.4   in 2018  
Average Water Temp   46.2   44.4   41.1   +5.0   48.6   in 2007   34.8   in 2018  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:10:09 AM   6:40:39 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:27:37 PM   4:59:00 PM            
Length Of Day   9:15:47                          
Special Conditions   None                              
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