| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, August 16, 2020 |
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| Cloudy, Afternoon Rain and Cooler |
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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
16, 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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70 |
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81 |
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79 |
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-9 |
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92 |
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in |
1938 |
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59 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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64 |
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61 |
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64 |
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+0 |
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73 |
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2002 |
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52 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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71 |
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71 |
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-4 |
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83 |
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1938 |
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58 |
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1905 |
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| Precipitation |
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.23 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.11 |
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1.32 |
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in |
1947 |
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| One
Hour |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.42 |
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in |
1981 |
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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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7 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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2 |
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6 |
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6 |
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-4 |
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18 |
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in |
1938 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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66 |
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69 |
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67 |
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-1 |
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78 |
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in |
1995 |
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51 |
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1972 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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62 |
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59 |
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58 |
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+4 |
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70 |
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2002 |
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45 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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64 |
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64 |
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62 |
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+2 |
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74 |
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1995 |
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49 |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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95% |
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92% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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75% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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84% |
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61% |
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58% |
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+26% |
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90% |
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2004 |
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37% |
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1979 |
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| Average Humidity |
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89% |
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78% |
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75% |
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+14% |
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94% |
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2004 |
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59% |
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1974 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.09 |
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30.06 |
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-00.00 |
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30.33 |
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1992 |
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29.81 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.86 |
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30.04 |
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29.87 |
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-00.01 |
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30.13 |
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in |
2009 |
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29.38 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.96 |
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30.07 |
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29.96 |
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-00.00 |
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30.20 |
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2004 |
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29.60 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.7 |
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5.2 |
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5.6 |
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+0.1 |
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12.1 |
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in |
1980 |
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1.5 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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NW |
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WSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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22 |
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18 |
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20 |
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+2 |
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37 |
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in |
1951 |
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9 |
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in |
1998 |
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| Direction |
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ENE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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71 |
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84 |
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81 |
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-10 |
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94 |
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2018 |
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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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66.2 |
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73.4 |
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71.7 |
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-5.5 |
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76.1 |
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2003 |
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66.2 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.3 |
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71.4 |
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68.8 |
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-3.5 |
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74.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.8 |
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2006 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.8 |
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72.4 |
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70.3 |
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-4.5 |
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75.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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65.8 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:56:01 AM |
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5:26:28 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:42:42 PM |
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8:12:14 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:46:41 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
16, 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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83.8 |
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81.8 |
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79.0 |
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+4.8 |
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85.2 |
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1944 |
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72.4 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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68.8 |
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64.8 |
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64.7 |
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+4.1 |
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72.1 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76.5 |
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73.6 |
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71.8 |
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+4.7 |
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78.7 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.78 |
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.66 |
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1.89 |
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-1.11 |
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7.15 |
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in |
1946 |
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.07 |
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1940 |
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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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22 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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184 |
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137 |
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118 |
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+66 |
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219 |
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in |
1988 |
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11 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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72.5 |
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68.1 |
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68.1 |
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+4.4 |
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74.1 |
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2018 |
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57.1 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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64.6 |
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59.3 |
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60.0 |
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+4.6 |
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68.3 |
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in |
2003 |
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46.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68.5 |
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63.7 |
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64.1 |
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+4.5 |
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71.0 |
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2018 |
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51.9 |
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1964 |
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August 16, 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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23.16 |
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35.89 |
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29.70 |
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-6.54 |
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43.87 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.70 |
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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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22 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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648 |
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557 |
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422 |
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+226 |
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648 |
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2020 |
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208 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 16, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 16 |
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| Weather History For August 16 |
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