Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Friday, February 22, 2019
Partly Cloudy and Continued Warm
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2019  
    February 22, 2019     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2018   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   45   54   41   +4   58   in 1990   18   in 1963  
Minimum Temperature   33   32   26   +7   41   in 1996   4   in 1918  
Average Temperature   39   43   33   +6   49   in 1954   13   in 1963  
Precipitation   .00   .11   .13   -.13   1.89   in 1904            
One Hour   .00   .06           .46   in 2003            
Snow   0.0   T   0.3   -0.3   5.6   in 1893            
Snow Depth   0   0           20   in 2015            
HDD   26   22   32   -6   52   in 1963   16   in 1954  
CDD   0       0   +0   0   in              
Maximum Dew Point   28   52   30   -2   54   in 1989   -5   in 1963  
Minimum Dew Point   22   25   14   +8   39   in 1996   -14   in 1999  
Average  Dew Point   25   39   33   -8   46   in 1989   -9   in 1963  
Maximum Humidity   76%   95%   85%   -9%   100%   in 1996   46%   in 1956  
Minimum Humidity   42%   42%   52%   -10%   94%   in 1996   23%   in 2001  
Average Humidity   59%   69%   69%   -10%   97%   in 1996   39%   in 1968  
Maximum Barometer   30.43   30.69   30.11   +00.32   30.69   in 2018   29.56   in 1965  
Minimum Barometer   30.06   30.38   29.79   +00.27   30.48   in 2000   29.09   in 1976  
Average Barometer   30.25   30.54   29.95   +00.30   30.54   in 2000   29.44   in 1965  
Average Wind   5.8   6.8   8.0   -2.2   15.9   in 1988   2.0   in 1996  
Direction   NNW   NE   WNW       SW         N        
High Wind Gust   20   18   27   -7   90   in 1912   13   in 1971  
Direction   NW   NNE   WNW       SE         E        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   29   26   17   +12             -13   in 1963  
Maximum Water Temp   37.0   39.7   38.6   -1.6   43.9   in 2012   32.6   in 2015  
Minimum Water Temp   35.8   37.2   36.9   -1.1   42.6   in 2012   32.0   in 2015  
Average Water Temp   36.4   38.5   37.7   -1.3   43.3   in 2012   32.3   in 2015  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:30:49 AM   6:02:50 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   5:26:42 PM   5:54:40 PM            
Length Of Day   10:55:53                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
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    February 22, 2019     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   40.6   44.5   38.9   +1.8   45.0   in 1990   25.0   in 1979  
Avg Minimum Temperature   27.3   29.4   24.1   +3.2   30.1   in 1960   9.7   in 1979  
Average Temperature   34.0   36.9   31.7   +2.3   36.9   in 2018   17.3   in 1979  
Total Precipitation   2.65   4.71   2.73   -.08   6.50   in 1898   .56   in 2012  
Total Snow   3.8   2.6   6.6   -2.8   26.4   in 2003   T   in 2002  
Total HDD   677   612   734   -57   1044   in 1979   612   in 2018  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   31.0   40.7   27.9   +3.1   40.7   in 2018   7.7   in 1979  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   16.2   21.5   11.8   +4.4   22.7   in 1984   -5.2   in 1979  
Average  Dew Point   23.6   31.1   19.8   +3.8   31.1   in 2018   1.3   in 1979  
    February 22, 2019     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   8.21   9.70   6.42   +1.79   12.91   in 1979   2.46   in 1901  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)   9.1   30.4   23.6   -14.5   61.1   in 1996   3.5   in 1989  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)   3681   3509   3762   -81   4636   in 1918   2994   in 2016  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
                             
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