Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, May 8, 2023
Mostly Cloudy, Rainy & Fog early, Clear Day to Partly Cloudy Day, Warmer
		Climate Normal Period								Climate Record Period
		1991 - 2020								1893 - 2023
		May 8, 2023								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2023		2022		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Temperature		74		53		62		+12		85		in	2000		48		in	1947
Minimum Temperature		53		42		46		+7		57		in	2000		35		in	1956
Average Temperature		64		48		54		+10		71		in	2000		43		in	1898
Month Avg Max Temperature		62.5		58.3		61.1		+1.4		74.6		in	1930		49.4		in	1917
Month Avg Min Temperature		46.9		45.0		45.3		+1.6		53.3		in	2010		38.0		in	1917
Month Average Temperature		54.9		52.0		53.3		+1.6		64.0		in	1930		44.0		in	1917
High Heat Index										86		in	2000
Low Wind Chill				36											28		in	1898
Heating Degree Days		1		17		11		-10		22		in	1898		0		in	2000
Month HDD		81		104		94		-13		168		in	1917		20		in	1930
Season HDD		4560		4886		5267		-707		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	2023
Year CDD		0		0		0		+0		19		in	2001		0		in	2022
Maximum Dew Point		56		36		50		+6		63		in	2013		22		in	1950
Minimum Dew Point		32		27		39		-7		54		in	2013		6		in	1950
Average  Dew Point		44		32		45		-1		59		in	2013		14		in	1950
Month Avg Max Dew Point		50.6		47.3		49.3		+1.4		57.9		in	1998		34.0		in	1952
Month Avg Min Dew Point		40.4		36.9		37.6		+2.8		49.4		in	1998		22.4		in	1974
Month Average Dew Point		45.9		42.3		43.5		+2.4		53.6		in	1998		30.5		in	1952
Precipitation		.32		T		.11		+.21		2.56		in	1954
One Hour		.18		T						.71		in	1954
Hourly Rate		.33		.00						1.42		in	2013
Month Precipitation		.67		.98		.95		-.28		3.38		in	1954		.00		in	2015
Year Precipitation		17.90		17.38		16.68		+1.22		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						0		in					in
Month Snow		0.0		0.0		0.0		+0.0		T		in	1995		0.0		in	2023
Season Snow		9.1		34.7		33.5		-24.4		84.1		in	1996		5.0		in	1998
		May 8, 2023								Record					Record
Observed Daily Data		2023		2022		Norm		Depart		Highest					Lowest
Maximum Humidity		98%		73%		87%		+11%		100%		in	2018		33%		in	1950
Minimum Humidity		34%		43%		50%		-16%		88%		in	1954		15%		in	1950
Average Humidity		66%		58%		69%		-2%		94%		in	1954		24%		in	1950
Maximum Barometer		29.87		30.18		30.07		-00.20		30.59		in	1968		29.35		in	1967
Minimum Barometer		29.67		30.02		29.83		-00.16		30.32		in	2001		29.15		in	1967
Average Barometer		29.77		30.10		29.95		-00.18		30.42		in	1968		29.25		in	1967
Average Wind		6.0		14.0		7.6		-1.6		19.1		in	2005		2.6		in	1996
Direction		NW		NE		S				N					S
High Wind Gust		24		38		25		-1		41		in	2005		12		in	2018
Direction		NW		NE		S				N					SSE
Maximum Water Temp		56.3		50.7		53.2		+3.1		59.4		in	2007		45.0		in	2020
Minimum Water Temp		53.1		49.3		50.3		+2.8		56.1		in	2010		43.0		in	2020
Average Water Temp		54.7		50.0		51.8		+2.9		56.8		in	2007		44.0		in	2020
Sunrise/ AM Twilight		5:33:32 AM						5:01:14 AM
Sunset / PM Twilight		7:50:14 PM						8:22:09 PM
Length Of Day		14:16:42
Special Conditions		Dense Fog
Comments
Hour-by-Hour Weather For May 8, 2023
Climate Weather for May 8
Weather History For May 8
Weather Calendar
Back To Weather Stat Page
Home