| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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| Cloudy and Light Rain early, Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds
and Mild |
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Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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April 8, 2020 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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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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53 |
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52 |
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53 |
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+0 |
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81 |
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1991 |
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35 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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42 |
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40 |
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37 |
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+5 |
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53 |
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2010 |
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23 |
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1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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48 |
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46 |
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45 |
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+3 |
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64 |
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1991 |
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31 |
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1982 |
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| Precipitation |
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.06 |
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.78 |
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.16 |
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-.10 |
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1.32 |
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1903 |
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| One Hour |
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.05 |
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.28 |
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.39 |
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in |
1983 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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-0.1 |
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2.6 |
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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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8 |
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in |
1982 |
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| HDD |
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17 |
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19 |
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20 |
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-3 |
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34 |
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1982 |
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1 |
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1991 |
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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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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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44 |
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51 |
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40 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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1962 |
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8 |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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34 |
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38 |
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27 |
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+8 |
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48 |
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2010 |
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3 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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39 |
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45 |
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33 |
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+6 |
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51 |
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2010 |
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6 |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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91% |
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99% |
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85% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2014 |
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41% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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57% |
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81% |
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48% |
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+9% |
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96% |
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1986 |
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17% |
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1994 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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90% |
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66% |
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+8% |
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98% |
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1986 |
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36% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.69 |
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30.14 |
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30.00 |
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-00.31 |
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30.51 |
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1980 |
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29.28 |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.51 |
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29.76 |
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29.73 |
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-00.22 |
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30.32 |
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2002 |
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29.07 |
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1956 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.60 |
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29.95 |
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29.87 |
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-00.27 |
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30.38 |
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2003 |
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29.18 |
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1956 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.5 |
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7.8 |
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8.5 |
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-3.0 |
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16.7 |
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1988 |
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3.4 |
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1995 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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N |
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NNW |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High Wind Gust |
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18 |
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23 |
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27 |
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-9 |
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53 |
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1909 |
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15 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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S |
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NNW |
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NW |
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ESE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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39 |
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35 |
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29 |
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+10 |
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8 |
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1972 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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41.9 |
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42.1 |
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44.6 |
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-2.7 |
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56.1 |
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2010 |
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38.6 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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39.7 |
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40.1 |
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42.0 |
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-2.3 |
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47.3 |
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2010 |
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37.8 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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40.8 |
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41.1 |
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43.3 |
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-2.5 |
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51.7 |
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2010 |
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38.2 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:14:15 AM |
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5:45:57 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:19:12 PM |
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7:47:31 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:02:54 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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April 8, 2020 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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52.9 |
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52.9 |
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51.6 |
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+1.3 |
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64.5 |
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2010 |
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40.8 |
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2003 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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38.1 |
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36.3 |
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35.5 |
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+2.6 |
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45.0 |
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2010 |
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27.1 |
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1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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45.5 |
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44.6 |
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43.9 |
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+1.6 |
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54.8 |
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in |
2010 |
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35.9 |
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1896 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.54 |
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1.62 |
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1.28 |
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-.74 |
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3.93 |
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1901 |
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.00 |
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1925 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.8 |
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-0.8 |
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8.0 |
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1982 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
HDD |
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154 |
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162 |
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169 |
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-15 |
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232 |
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1896 |
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81 |
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2010 |
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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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2020 |
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0 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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40.5 |
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38.9 |
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38.7 |
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+1.8 |
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52.3 |
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2010 |
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22.4 |
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1965 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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31.0 |
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22.0 |
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25.5 |
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+5.5 |
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41.1 |
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2010 |
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10.3 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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35.8 |
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30.4 |
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32.1 |
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+3.7 |
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46.7 |
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2010 |
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17.2 |
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1965 |
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April 8, 2020 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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11.30 |
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14.13 |
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13.65 |
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-2.35 |
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21.73 |
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1983 |
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6.44 |
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2012 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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12.9 |
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21.1 |
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31.6 |
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-18.7 |
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78.0 |
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2005 |
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5.0 |
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1998 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
18) |
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4379 |
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4903 |
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4946 |
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-567 |
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5847 |
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1918 |
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4009 |
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2012 |
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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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2020 |
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0 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For April 8, 2020 |
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