| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 26, 2021 |
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| Clear,
Afternoon Haze, Continued Hot and Very Humid |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2021 |
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August 26, 2021 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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89 |
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77 |
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78 |
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+11 |
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98 |
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in |
1948 |
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65 |
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in |
1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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71 |
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62 |
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63 |
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+8 |
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73 |
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in |
1900 |
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45 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Temperature |
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80 |
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70 |
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70 |
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+10 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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59 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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81.5 |
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83.5 |
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78.8 |
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+2.7 |
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83.5 |
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2020 |
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73.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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67.0 |
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67.3 |
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64.0 |
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+3.0 |
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67.8 |
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1939 |
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56.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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74.6 |
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75.6 |
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71.4 |
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+3.2 |
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75.8 |
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1939 |
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65.3 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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104 |
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75 |
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79 |
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+25 |
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104 |
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2021 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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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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6 |
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1981 |
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0 |
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| Month 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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26 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Season HDD |
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9 |
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0 |
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3 |
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+6 |
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35 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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15 |
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5 |
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6 |
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+9 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Month CDD |
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249 |
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276 |
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181 |
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+68 |
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281 |
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1939 |
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35 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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639 |
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740 |
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509 |
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+130 |
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740 |
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2020 |
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225 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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79 |
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60 |
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67 |
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+12 |
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79 |
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2021 |
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50 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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69 |
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44 |
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58 |
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+11 |
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69 |
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2021 |
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41 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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74 |
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52 |
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62 |
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+12 |
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74 |
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2021 |
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46 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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72.5 |
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71.0 |
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68.3 |
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+4.2 |
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72.5 |
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2021 |
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59.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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64.4 |
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62.7 |
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60.0 |
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+4.4 |
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64.9 |
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2009 |
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49.3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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68.4 |
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66.8 |
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64.1 |
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+4.3 |
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68.4 |
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2021 |
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54.5 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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-.11 |
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4.43 |
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1924 |
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| One Hour |
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1.15 |
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1985 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.04 |
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2013 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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6.03 |
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1.40 |
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3.08 |
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+2.95 |
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11.04 |
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1946 |
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.27 |
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1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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28.86 |
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23.78 |
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28.73 |
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+.13 |
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44.74 |
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1998 |
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16.49 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Month Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Season Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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August
26, 2021 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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95% |
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74% |
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93% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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72% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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67% |
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32% |
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57% |
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+10% |
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94% |
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1958 |
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32% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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81% |
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53% |
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75% |
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+6% |
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96% |
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1958 |
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53% |
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2020 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.11 |
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29.89 |
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30.11 |
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-00.00 |
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30.46 |
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1991 |
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29.88 |
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1957 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.03 |
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29.76 |
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29.93 |
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+00.10 |
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30.25 |
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2012 |
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29.58 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.07 |
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29.83 |
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30.02 |
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+00.05 |
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30.31 |
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2004 |
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29.76 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.5 |
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7.3 |
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5.1 |
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-0.6 |
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9.7 |
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in |
1956 |
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1.9 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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WSW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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17 |
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-2 |
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57 |
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in |
1924 |
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10 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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77.0 |
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66.0 |
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71.2 |
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+5.8 |
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77.0 |
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2021 |
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66.0 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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73.8 |
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63.7 |
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68.5 |
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+5.3 |
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73.8 |
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2021 |
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62.5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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75.4 |
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64.9 |
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69.8 |
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+5.6 |
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75.4 |
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2021 |
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64.9 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:06:29 AM |
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5:37:46 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:27:01 PM |
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7:55:43 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:20:32 |
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Haze |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking Dew Points and Heat Index |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 26, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for August 26 |
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| Weather History For August 26 |
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