Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Cloudy early then Partly Cloudy, Continued Cold and Windy
		Climate Normal Period								Climate Record Period
		1991 - 2020								1893 - 2022
		May 8, 2022								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2022		2021		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		53		55		62		-9		85		in	2000		48		in	1947
Minimum Temperature		42		42		46		-4		57		in	2000		35		in	1956
Average Temperature		48		49		54		-6		71		in	2000		43		in	1898
Month Avg Max Temperature		58.3		61.8		61.1		-2.9		74.6		in	1930		49.4		in	1917
Month Avg Min Temperature		45.0		46.0		45.3		-0.3		53.3		in	2010		38.0		in	1917
Month Average Temperature		52.0		54.1		53.3		-1.3		64.0		in	1930		44.0		in	1917
High Heat Index										86		in	2000
Low Wind Chill		36		40											28		in	1898
Heating Degree Days		17		16		11		+6		22		in	1898		0		in	2000
Month HDD		104		87		94		+10		168		in	1917		20		in	1930
Season HDD		4886		4896		5267		-381		6335		in	1904		4392		in	2012
Cooling Degree Days		0		0		0		+0		6		in	2000				in
Month CDD		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in	2022
Year CDD		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in	2022
Maximum Dew Point		36		42		50		-14		63		in	2013		22		in	1950
Minimum Dew Point		27		36		39		-12		54		in	2013		6		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		32		39		45		-13		59		in	2013		14		in	1950
Month Avg Max Dew Point		47.3		49.1		49.3		-2.0		57.9		in	1998		34.0		in	1952
Month Avg Min Dew Point		36.9		37.5		37.6		-0.8		49.4		in	1998		22.4		in	1974
Month Average Dew Point		42.3		43.4		43.5		-1.3		53.6		in	1998		30.5		in	1952
Precipitation		T		T		.11		.00		2.56		in	1954
One Hour		T		T						.71		in	1954
Hourly Rate		.00		.00						1.42		in	2013
Month Precipitation		.98		1.37		.95		+.03		3.38		in	1954		.00		in	2015
Year Precipitation		17.38		13.07		16.68		+.70		31.53		in	1983		9.78		in	1927
Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1898				in
Snow Depth		0		0								in					in
Month Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1995				in
Season Snow		34.7		31.1		33.5		+1.2		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
		May 8, 2022								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2022		2021		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Humidity		73%		82%		87%		-14%		100%		in	2018		33%		in	1950
Minimum Humidity		43%		55%		50%		-7%		88%		in	1954		15%		in	1950
Average Humidity		58%		69%		69%		-11%		94%		in	1954		24%		in	1950
Maximum Barometer		30.18		29.93		30.07		+00.11		30.59		in	1968		29.35		in	1967
Minimum Barometer		30.02		29.80		29.83		+00.19		30.32		in	2001		29.15		in	1967
Average Barometer		30.10		29.87		29.95		+00.15		30.42		in	1968		29.25		in	1967
Average Wind		14.0		5.7		7.5		+6.5		19.1		in	2005		2.6		in	1996
Direction		NE		N		S				N					S
High Wind Gust		38		21		25		+13		41		in	2005		12		in	2018
Direction		NE		NNW		S				N					SSE
Maximum Water Temp		50.7		52.3		53.1		-2.4		59.4		in	2007		45.0		in	2020
Minimum Water Temp		49.3		50.0		50.2		-0.9		56.1		in	2010		43.0		in	2020
Average Water Temp		50.0		51.2		51.7		-1.7		56.8		in	2007		44.0		in	2020
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:33:15 AM						5:01:14 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:50:29 PM						8:22:09 PM
Length Of Day		14:17:14
Special Conditions		None
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