| Middletown Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March 2, 2018 |
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| Cloudy, Very Heavy Rain and Fog, changeover to Snow Late,
Record Breaking High Winds, Warm |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2018 |
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March 2, 2018 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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47 |
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53 |
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43 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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1985 |
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25 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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34 |
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31 |
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27 |
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+7 |
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40 |
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1991 |
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10 |
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1962 |
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| Average Temperature |
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41 |
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42 |
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35 |
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+6 |
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49 |
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1985 |
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18 |
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1962 |
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| Precipitation |
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2.96 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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+2.81 |
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2.96 |
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in |
2018 |
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| One Hour |
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.34 |
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.00 |
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.69 |
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2007 |
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| Snow |
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T |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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8.8 |
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1996 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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20 |
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in |
2015 |
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| HDD |
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24 |
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23 |
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30 |
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-6 |
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47 |
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1962 |
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16 |
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1985 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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46 |
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46 |
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31 |
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+15 |
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56 |
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1991 |
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4 |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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33 |
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9 |
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16 |
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+18 |
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35 |
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2004 |
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-12 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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40 |
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28 |
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23 |
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+17 |
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45 |
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1991 |
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-4 |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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90% |
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83% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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38% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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87% |
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35% |
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52% |
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+35% |
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90% |
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1991 |
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22% |
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1953 |
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| Average Humidity |
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92% |
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63% |
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67% |
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+25% |
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95% |
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1991 |
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32% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.64 |
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30.00 |
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30.04 |
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-00.40 |
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30.68 |
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2002 |
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29.44 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.04 |
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29.31 |
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29.70 |
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-00.66 |
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30.27 |
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1962 |
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29.04 |
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2018 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.34 |
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29.66 |
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29.87 |
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-00.53 |
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30.45 |
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2002 |
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29.27 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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26.0 |
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17.1 |
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9.4 |
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+16.6 |
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26.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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2.7 |
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2001 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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65 |
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46 |
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28 |
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+37 |
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65 |
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2018 |
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7 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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22 |
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21 |
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17 |
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+5 |
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-10 |
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1962 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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39.5 |
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42.3 |
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39.1 |
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+0.4 |
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42.7 |
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2012 |
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32.5 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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37.5 |
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40.8 |
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37.4 |
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+0.1 |
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41.0 |
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2012 |
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30.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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38.5 |
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41.6 |
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38.3 |
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+0.2 |
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41.9 |
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2012 |
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31.7 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:18:AM |
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5:51:AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:37:PM |
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6:05:PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:19 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking rain and high winds |
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March 2, 2018 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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53.5 |
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52.0 |
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42.5 |
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+11.0 |
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54.5 |
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1991 |
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26.5 |
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1980 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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36.5 |
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38.5 |
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27.0 |
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+9.5 |
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39.5 |
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1902 |
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10.5 |
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1980 |
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| Average Temperature |
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45.0 |
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45.3 |
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34.5 |
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+10.5 |
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45.5 |
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1902 |
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18.5 |
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1980 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.99 |
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.11 |
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.29 |
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+2.70 |
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2.99 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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2013 |
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| Total Snow |
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T |
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0.0 |
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0.5 |
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-0.5 |
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9.3 |
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1959 |
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0.0 |
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2016 |
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| Total
HDD |
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39 |
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39 |
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-21 |
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93 |
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1980 |
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38 |
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1902 |
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| Total CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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44.5 |
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48.5 |
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30.8 |
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+13.7 |
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48.5 |
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2017 |
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-2.0 |
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1980 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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34.5 |
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26.5 |
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15.4 |
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+19.2 |
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34.5 |
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2018 |
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-13.5 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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39.5 |
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37.5 |
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23.1 |
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+16.4 |
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39.5 |
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2018 |
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-7.8 |
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1980 |
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March 2, 2018 |
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Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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13.96 |
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6.78 |
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7.49 |
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+6.47 |
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17.45 |
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1979 |
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2.65 |
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1980 |
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| Total Snow (since Jul 1
17) |
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30.4 |
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33.6 |
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26.2 |
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+4.2 |
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69.9 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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| Total
HDD (since Jul 1 17) |
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3684 |
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3454 |
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4011 |
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-327 |
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4878 |
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1918 |
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3219 |
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2016 |
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| Total CDD (since Jan 1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 2, 2018 |
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| Climate Weather for March 2 |
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| Weather History For March 2 |
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