| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, August 7, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy early then Mostly Cloudy, Light Winds and Warm |
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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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August
7, 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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81 |
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81 |
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79 |
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+2 |
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92 |
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1931 |
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67 |
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1928 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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67 |
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65 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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2018 |
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52 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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74 |
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74 |
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72 |
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+2 |
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81 |
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1931 |
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62 |
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2004 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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4.87 |
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in |
1946 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.56 |
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in |
1978 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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3 |
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in |
2004 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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9 |
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9 |
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8 |
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+1 |
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16 |
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in |
1931 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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67 |
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75 |
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69 |
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-2 |
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76 |
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in |
2018 |
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55 |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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60 |
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66 |
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60 |
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-0 |
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72 |
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in |
2018 |
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43 |
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1957 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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64 |
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71 |
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64 |
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-0 |
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74 |
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2018 |
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50 |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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87% |
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98% |
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93% |
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-6% |
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100% |
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2011 |
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74% |
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1979 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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51% |
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80% |
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58% |
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-7% |
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93% |
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1976 |
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33% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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69% |
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89% |
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75% |
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-6% |
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96% |
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1976 |
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57% |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.17 |
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29.90 |
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30.05 |
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+00.12 |
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30.39 |
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1992 |
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29.74 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.11 |
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29.79 |
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29.85 |
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+00.26 |
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30.27 |
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1998 |
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29.35 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.14 |
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29.85 |
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29.95 |
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+00.19 |
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30.32 |
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1998 |
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29.60 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Wind |
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2.4 |
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9.9 |
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5.6 |
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-3.2 |
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12.4 |
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in |
1962 |
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2.1 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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ENE |
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S |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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14 |
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27 |
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20 |
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-6 |
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45 |
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1955 |
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9 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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SE |
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S |
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S |
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SSW |
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SE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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82 |
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87 |
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+1 |
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96 |
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2001 |
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| Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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67.8 |
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74.3 |
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71.7 |
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-3.9 |
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75.6 |
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2018 |
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67.8 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.4 |
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71.7 |
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68.9 |
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-2.5 |
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73.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.4 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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67.1 |
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73.0 |
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70.3 |
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-3.2 |
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74.3 |
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2018 |
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67.1 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:46:52 AM |
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5:16:28 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:54:59 PM |
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8:25:23 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:08:07 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
7, 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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84.9 |
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82.6 |
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79.0 |
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+5.9 |
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87.0 |
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1955 |
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71.1 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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69.1 |
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66.0 |
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65.3 |
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+3.9 |
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71.4 |
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1988 |
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55.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.1 |
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74.4 |
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72.1 |
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+5.0 |
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78.0 |
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in |
2006 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.02 |
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.81 |
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-.69 |
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6.40 |
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1946 |
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.00 |
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1999 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Total
HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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11 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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85 |
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66 |
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56 |
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+29 |
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91 |
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in |
2006 |
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5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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72.9 |
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69.7 |
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68.9 |
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+4.0 |
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74.9 |
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2018 |
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57.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.7 |
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59.7 |
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61.0 |
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+2.8 |
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69.1 |
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2003 |
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48.9 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68.3 |
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64.7 |
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64.9 |
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+3.4 |
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71.9 |
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2018 |
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53.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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August 7, 2020 |
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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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22.50 |
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35.25 |
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28.62 |
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-6.12 |
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41.55 |
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in |
1998 |
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14.69 |
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1957 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 20) |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
20) |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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11 |
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in |
1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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549 |
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486 |
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360 |
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+189 |
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549 |
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2020 |
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181 |
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1902 |
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