Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Cloudy, Light Rain to Moderate Snow & Fog AM, Mostly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Seasonal Temps
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2019  
    December 11, 2019     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2018   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   42   38   43   -1   65   in 1971   19   in 1977  
Minimum Temperature   28   22   30   -2   47   in 2015   8   in 1977  
Average Temperature   35   30   36   -1   53   in 2015   14   in 1977  
Precipitation   .26   T   .15   +.11   2.79   in 1992        
One Hour   .02   .00           .41   in 2008            
Snow   3.8   T   0.2   +3.65   3.8   in 2019            
Snow Depth   0   0           10   in 1981            
HDD   30   35   28   +2   51   in 1977   12   in 2015  
CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in              
Maximum Dew Point   40   27   35   +5   57   in 1966   -4   in 1977  
Minimum Dew Point   23   13   20   +3   47   in 2015   -15   in 1980  
Average  Dew Point   32   20   28   +4   52   in 2015   -9   in 1977  
Maximum Humidity   95%   77%   86%   +9%   100%   in 2015   45%   in 1990  
Minimum Humidity   72%   48%   56%   +16%   92%   in 2008   20%   in 1980  
Average Humidity   84%   63%   71%   +13%   94%   in 2015   35%   in 1990  
Maximum Barometer   30.38   30.20   30.15   +00.23   30.78   in 1983   29.42   in 2004  
Minimum Barometer   30.05   29.89   29.83   +00.22   30.46   in 2011   29.18   in 1969  
Average Barometer   30.22   30.05   29.99   +00.23   30.61   in 1983   29.35   in 1957  
Average Wind   8.6   4.6   8.2   +0.4   21.9   in 1952   2.1   in 1996  
Direction   NW   N   N       SE         ENE        
High Wind Gust   22   14   26   -4   64   in 1943   13   in 2006  
Direction   NNW   N   N       NW         W        
Wind Chill   19   14   20   -1             -13   in 1977  
Maximum Water Temp   42.6   44.1   46.9   -4.3   51.2   in 2011   42.6   in 2019  
Minimum Water Temp   40.4   39.2   44.3   -3.9   50.4   in 2015   39.1   in 2002  
Average Water Temp   41.5   41.7   45.6   -4.1   50.6   in 2015   41.2   in 2010  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   7:02:08 AM   6:30:57 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:15:38 PM   4:46:49 PM            
Length Of Day   9:13:30                          
Special Conditions   Dense Fog                              
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    December 11, 2019     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   43.8   41.7   45.1   -1.3   55.0   in 1953   30.5   in 1904  
Avg Minimum Temperature   29.6   28.0   31.5   -1.8   41.4   in 1998   16.0   in 1989  
Average Temperature   36.7   34.9   38.3   -1.5   48.0   in 1998   25.3   in 1904  
Total Precipitation   3.24   1.15   1.65   +1.59   5.89   in 1936   .00   in 1946  
Total Snow   8.0   T   2.1   +5.9   17.0   in 1981   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD   308   328   292   +16   434   in 1904   185   in 1998  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   38.5   31.7   37.0   +1.6   47.4   in 2001   19.1   in 1989  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   22.5   18.6   22.2   +0.4   36.5   in 2015   -1.8   in 1989  
Average  Dew Point   30.5   25.2   29.6   +1.0   41.8   in 2015   8.6   in 1989  
    December 11, 2019     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   52.74   50.38   45.50   +7.24   61.88   in 1983   26.29   in 1965  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 19)   8.0   4.2   3.2   +4.8   19.5   in 1898   0.0   in 2015  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 19)   1298   1388   1324   -26   1746   in 1904   996   in 2015  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   731   775   563   +168   807   in 2016   290   in 1902  
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