| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy early, Cloudy Day to Partly Cloudy PM, Light
Winds, Light Fog 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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October
2, 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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68 |
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82 |
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67 |
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+1 |
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84 |
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in |
1954 |
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46 |
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1899 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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50 |
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55 |
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51 |
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-1 |
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65 |
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2002 |
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35 |
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1899 |
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| Average Temperature |
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59 |
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69 |
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59 |
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+0 |
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75 |
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in |
1927 |
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41 |
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1899 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.28 |
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in |
1929 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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.33 |
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in |
1977 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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#N/A |
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0.0 |
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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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0 |
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44106 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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6 |
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0 |
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7 |
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-1 |
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24 |
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1899 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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4 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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10 |
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in |
1927 |
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0 |
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in |
1900 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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62 |
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72 |
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57 |
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+6 |
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72 |
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in |
2019 |
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42 |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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48 |
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53 |
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46 |
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+3 |
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63 |
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2002 |
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31 |
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1997 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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55 |
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63 |
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51 |
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+4 |
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66 |
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in |
2002 |
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39 |
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1998 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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93% |
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94% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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69% |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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62% |
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70% |
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60% |
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+2% |
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91% |
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2015 |
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30% |
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1953 |
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| Average Humidity |
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79% |
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82% |
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77% |
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+2% |
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96% |
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in |
1989 |
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50% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.04 |
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30.04 |
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30.12 |
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-00.08 |
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30.63 |
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1949 |
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29.65 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.90 |
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29.75 |
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29.87 |
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+00.03 |
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30.46 |
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1949 |
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29.33 |
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1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.90 |
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29.99 |
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-00.02 |
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30.55 |
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1949 |
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29.49 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.0 |
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6.5 |
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5.9 |
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-1.9 |
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14.5 |
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2015 |
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1.2 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NE |
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W |
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NNE |
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SE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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23 |
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26 |
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21 |
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+2 |
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44 |
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1984 |
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10 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NE |
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NNE |
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NE |
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S |
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| High
Heat Index |
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86 |
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86 |
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2019 |
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| Wind Chill |
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36 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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66.9 |
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67.2 |
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65.5 |
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+1.4 |
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69.5 |
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2002 |
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61.3 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.7 |
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65.5 |
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63.4 |
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+2.3 |
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67.1 |
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2011 |
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58.5 |
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1997 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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66.3 |
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66.4 |
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64.5 |
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+1.8 |
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68.3 |
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2002 |
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59.9 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:44:30 AM |
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6:16:58 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:23:49 PM |
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6:51:21 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:39:19 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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October
2, 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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70.0 |
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76.0 |
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67.0 |
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+3.0 |
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84.0 |
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1927 |
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49.0 |
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1899 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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55.0 |
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55.5 |
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51.0 |
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+4.0 |
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64.5 |
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1927 |
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35.0 |
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1992 |
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| Average Temperature |
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62.5 |
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66.0 |
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59.0 |
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+3.5 |
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74.5 |
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1927 |
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44.5 |
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1899 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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.24 |
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-.24 |
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2.51 |
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in |
1984 |
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.00 |
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2020 |
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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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6 |
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2 |
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13 |
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41 |
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1899 |
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0 |
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2002 |
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| Total CDD |
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1 |
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4 |
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2 |
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-1 |
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19 |
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in |
1927 |
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0 |
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in |
2018 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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63.0 |
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68.0 |
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56.8 |
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+6.3 |
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68.0 |
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2019 |
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43.0 |
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1992 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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51.5 |
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51.5 |
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45.8 |
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+5.7 |
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61.5 |
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in |
1954 |
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27.0 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57.5 |
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60.0 |
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51.3 |
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+6.2 |
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64.8 |
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1954 |
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35.0 |
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1992 |
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October 2, 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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25.26 |
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39.55 |
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35.75 |
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-10.49 |
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48.53 |
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in |
1998 |
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17.64 |
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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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62 |
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45 |
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102 |
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-40 |
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235 |
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in |
1956 |
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23 |
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in |
1921 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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868 |
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727 |
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560 |
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+308 |
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868 |
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in |
2020 |
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290 |
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in |
1902 |
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