| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, August 8, 2020 |
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| Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, 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
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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83 |
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81 |
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79 |
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+4 |
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92 |
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1909 |
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67 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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68 |
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65 |
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+2 |
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72 |
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2018 |
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51 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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75 |
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72 |
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+3 |
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80 |
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2001 |
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60 |
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1903 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.44 |
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in |
1976 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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1.54 |
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in |
1999 |
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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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5 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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10 |
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10 |
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7 |
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+3 |
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15 |
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2001 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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70 |
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72 |
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69 |
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+1 |
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76 |
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in |
2018 |
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57 |
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2009 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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63 |
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66 |
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60 |
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+3 |
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70 |
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2018 |
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47 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67 |
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69 |
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64 |
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+3 |
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73 |
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2018 |
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54 |
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2009 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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93% |
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95% |
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93% |
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-0% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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70% |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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66% |
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59% |
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+1% |
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98% |
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1976 |
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36% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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77% |
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81% |
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76% |
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+0% |
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99% |
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1976 |
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58% |
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1971 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.17 |
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29.79 |
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30.02 |
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+00.15 |
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30.41 |
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1998 |
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29.62 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.11 |
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29.67 |
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29.83 |
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+00.28 |
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30.30 |
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1998 |
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29.46 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.14 |
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29.73 |
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29.93 |
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+00.21 |
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30.36 |
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1998 |
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29.54 |
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2011 |
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| Average Wind |
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3.8 |
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8.0 |
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5.6 |
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-1.8 |
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11.6 |
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in |
1969 |
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1.1 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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ENE |
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SSW |
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S |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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15 |
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25 |
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20 |
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-5 |
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35 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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S |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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N |
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| High
Heat Index |
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87 |
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85 |
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82 |
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+5 |
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99 |
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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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68.7 |
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74.4 |
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71.9 |
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-3.2 |
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75.4 |
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2012 |
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67.3 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.6 |
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71.9 |
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68.7 |
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-2.1 |
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72.8 |
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2018 |
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64.0 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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67.7 |
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73.2 |
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70.3 |
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-2.6 |
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74.0 |
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2012 |
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66.1 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:47:53 AM |
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5:17:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:53:42 PM |
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8:24:00 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:05:49 |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
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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84.6 |
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82.4 |
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79.0 |
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+5.6 |
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86.3 |
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1980 |
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70.6 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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68.9 |
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66.3 |
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65.3 |
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+3.6 |
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71.4 |
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1988 |
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56.0 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76.9 |
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74.5 |
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72.1 |
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+4.8 |
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78.3 |
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in |
1980 |
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64.4 |
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1903 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.19 |
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.93 |
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-.81 |
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6.40 |
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1946 |
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.00 |
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1998 |
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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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+0 |
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16 |
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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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95 |
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76 |
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63 |
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+32 |
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106 |
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in |
1980 |
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6 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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72.5 |
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70.0 |
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68.9 |
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+3.6 |
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75.0 |
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2018 |
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58.3 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.6 |
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60.5 |
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60.9 |
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+2.8 |
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69.1 |
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2018 |
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48.6 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68.1 |
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65.3 |
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64.9 |
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+3.2 |
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72.1 |
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2018 |
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53.4 |
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1964 |
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August 8, 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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35.42 |
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28.74 |
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-6.24 |
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41.55 |
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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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16 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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559 |
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496 |
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367 |
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+192 |
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559 |
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2020 |
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187 |
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1902 |
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| Climate Weather for August 8 |
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| Weather History For August 8 |
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