Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac
Monday, January 28, 2019
Partly Cloudy and Mild Morning then Mostly Cloudy and Cooler
Climate Normal Period Climate Record Period  
1981- 2010   1893 - 2019  
    January 28, 2019     Record Record
Observed Daily Data   Observed   2018   Normal   Depart   Highest Lowest
Maximum Temperature   41   46   37   +4   56   in 1974   15   in 1925  
Minimum Temperature   25   40   21   +4   40   in 2018   -1   in 1935  
Average Temperature   33   43   29   +4   46   in 2002   10   in 1925  
Precipitation   .00   .19   .12   -.12   1.44   in 1976            
One Hour   .00   .04           .42   in 2009            
Snow   0.0   0.0   0.3   -0.3   13.7   in 1897            
Snow Depth   0   0           27   in 2005            
HDD   32   22   36   -4   55   in 1925   19   in 2002  
CDD   0       0   +0   0   in              
Maximum Dew Point   32   46   26   +6   52   in 1976   -1   in 1971  
Minimum Dew Point   10   37   10   +0   37   in 2018   -11   in 2003  
Average  Dew Point   21   42   18   +3   42   in 2018   -6   in 1971  
Maximum Humidity   77%   100%   82%   -5%   100%   in 2018   44%   in 1962  
Minimum Humidity   39%   82%   50%   -11%   92%   in 1952   22%   in 1990  
Average Humidity   58%   91%   66%   -8%   94%   in 1973   37%   in 2014  
Maximum Barometer   30.13   30.27   30.12   +00.01   30.85   in 1937   29.22   in 1979  
Minimum Barometer   29.95   30.21   29.79   +00.16   30.56   in 2005   28.96   in 1979  
Average Barometer   30.04   30.24   29.95   +00.09   30.65   in 2005   29.09   in 1979  
Average Wind   9.6   3.3   8.5   +1.1   22.7   in 1966   2.1   in 2011  
Direction   NNE   SSW   WNW       WNW         WNW        
High Wind Gust   21   21   27   -6   52   in 1966   13   in 2016  
Direction   NNW   SW   WNW       WNW         SSE        
High Heat Index                                      
Wind Chill   17   38   9   +8             -18   in 2003  
Maximum Water Temp   37.0   37.2   38.7   -1.7   44.8   in 2007   34.5   in 2005  
Minimum Water Temp   35.8   35.8   36.5   -0.7   43.3   in 2012   30.4   in 2005  
Average Water Temp   36.4   36.5   37.6   -1.2   43.8   in 2012   32.5   in 2005  
Sunrise/ AM Twilight   6:59:55 AM   6:30:27 AM            
Sunset / PM Twilight   4:56:40 PM   5:26:07 PM            
Length Of Day   9:56:45                          
Special Conditions   None                                  
Comments   Day high temperature was 32°  
    January 28, 2019     Record Record
Month-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
 Avg Maximum Temperature   38.5   36.3   37.3   +1.2   45.7   in 1913   28.0   in 2004  
Avg Minimum Temperature   23.6   22.7   22.7   +0.9   32.5   in 1932   12.1   in 1982  
Average Temperature   31.1   29.5   30.0   +1.1   38.8   in 1932   21.3   in 1970  
Total Precipitation   5.36   4.71   3.36   +2.00   12.04   in 1979   .78   in 1955  
Total Snow   0.8   13.2   7.5   -6.7   33.8   in 2005   T   in 1950  
Total HDD   946   986   972   -26   1217   in 1970   727   in 1932  
Total CDD   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
Avg Maximum Dew Point   30.6   28.3   28.2   +2.4   37.7   in 2006   15.3   in 1981  
Avg Minimum Dew Point   12.5   14.0   11.8   +0.8   23.6   in 2017   -1.6   in 1982  
Average  Dew Point   21.6   21.1   20.0   +1.6   30.1   in 2006   7.1   in 1981  
    January 28, 2019     Record Record
Year-to-Date Summary   Observed   2018   Normal Depart Highest Lowest
Total Precipitation   5.36   4.71   3.36   +2.00   12.04   in 1979   .78   in 1955  
Total Snow (since Jul 1 18)   5.2   21.3   16.1   -10.9   46.0   in 2005   0.8   in 2007  
Total HDD (since Jul 1 18)   2875   2791   2923   -48   3640   in 1918   2215   in 2016  
Total CDD (since Jan 1)   0   0   0   +0   0   in     0   in    
                             
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