| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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| Clear, Breezy, Seasonal Temperature and Less Humid |
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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
30, 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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77 |
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+4 |
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94 |
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1973 |
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62 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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57 |
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58 |
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61 |
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-4 |
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71 |
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2018 |
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46 |
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1986 |
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| Average Temperature |
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69 |
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70 |
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69 |
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+0 |
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82 |
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1973 |
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58 |
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1986 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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3.72 |
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in |
1985 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.01 |
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in |
1985 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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7 |
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in |
1986 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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4 |
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5 |
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4 |
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+0 |
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17 |
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in |
1973 |
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0 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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70 |
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66 |
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64 |
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+6 |
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75 |
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in |
2018 |
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39 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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50 |
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54 |
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55 |
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-5 |
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71 |
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2004 |
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31 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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60 |
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60 |
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60 |
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+0 |
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73 |
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2004 |
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35 |
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1965 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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93% |
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92% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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59% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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42% |
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55% |
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60% |
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-18% |
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93% |
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2005 |
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29% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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69% |
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74% |
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76% |
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-7% |
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96% |
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2005 |
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45% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.94 |
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30.07 |
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30.08 |
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-00.14 |
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30.55 |
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1986 |
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29.85 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.43 |
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29.96 |
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29.89 |
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-00.46 |
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30.17 |
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2000 |
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29.43 |
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2020 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.69 |
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30.02 |
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29.98 |
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-00.30 |
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30.30 |
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1986 |
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29.68 |
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1989 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.9 |
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5.3 |
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5.3 |
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+2.6 |
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11.1 |
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1965 |
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1.1 |
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2008 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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W |
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SSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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28 |
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23 |
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+8 |
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35 |
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1965 |
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10 |
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2008 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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SSW |
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SW |
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WNW |
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| High
Heat Index |
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80 |
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81 |
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+1 |
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103 |
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1973 |
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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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65.1 |
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71.0 |
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70.3 |
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-5.2 |
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74.7 |
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2018 |
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65.1 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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63.0 |
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68.8 |
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68.0 |
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-5.0 |
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72.9 |
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2018 |
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63.0 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.1 |
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69.9 |
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69.1 |
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-5.1 |
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73.6 |
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2018 |
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64.1 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:10:15 AM |
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5:41:48 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:20:59 PM |
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7:49:26 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:10:44 |
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| Comments |
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August
30, 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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82.9 |
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80.6 |
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78.3 |
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+4.6 |
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82.9 |
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2020 |
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73.4 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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66.7 |
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64.0 |
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63.5 |
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+3.3 |
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68.2 |
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2018 |
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57.3 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.0 |
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72.6 |
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70.9 |
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+4.1 |
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75.5 |
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2018 |
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65.9 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.65 |
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2.60 |
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3.68 |
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-2.03 |
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11.77 |
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in |
1946 |
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.33 |
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1993 |
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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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3 |
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5 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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301 |
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231 |
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190 |
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+111 |
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316 |
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in |
2018 |
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54 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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70.8 |
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68.4 |
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66.6 |
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+4.2 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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60.4 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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61.8 |
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59.0 |
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58.5 |
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+3.3 |
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65.2 |
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2018 |
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50.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66.3 |
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63.7 |
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62.6 |
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+3.8 |
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68.8 |
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2018 |
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55.4 |
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1964 |
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August 30, 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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24.03 |
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37.83 |
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31.49 |
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-7.46 |
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45.24 |
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1998 |
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16.54 |
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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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3 |
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8 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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765 |
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651 |
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494 |
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+271 |
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765 |
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2020 |
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244 |
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1902 |
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