| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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| Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Windy and Bitter Cold |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1991- 2020 |
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1893 - 2021 |
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January
29, 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 Temperature |
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18 |
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40 |
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37 |
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-19 |
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58 |
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2002 |
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18 |
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2021 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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8 |
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28 |
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22 |
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-14 |
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41 |
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2002 |
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5 |
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1934 |
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| Average
Temperature |
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13 |
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34 |
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30 |
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-17 |
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50 |
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in |
2002 |
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12 |
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in |
1926 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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39.3 |
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43.3 |
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37.9 |
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+1.3 |
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45.4 |
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1913 |
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27.9 |
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2004 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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27.1 |
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29.8 |
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24.0 |
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+3.0 |
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32.2 |
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1932 |
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12.4 |
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1982 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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33.4 |
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36.8 |
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31.0 |
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+2.4 |
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38.8 |
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1932 |
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21.7 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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-.11 |
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1.27 |
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in |
1973 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.26 |
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in |
1990 |
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| Hourly
Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.22 |
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2006 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.96 |
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2.03 |
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3.45 |
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-1.49 |
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12.04 |
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1979 |
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.78 |
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in |
1955 |
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| Year
Precipitation |
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1.96 |
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2.03 |
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3.45 |
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-1.49 |
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12.04 |
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1979 |
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.78 |
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1955 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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5.6 |
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1909 |
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| Month
Snow |
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3.7 |
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3.8 |
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9.4 |
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-5.7 |
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33.8 |
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2005 |
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T |
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1950 |
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| Season
Snow |
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11.7 |
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12.2 |
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16.5 |
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-4.8 |
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46.0 |
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2005 |
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0.8 |
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2007 |
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| Snow Depth |
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1 |
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0 |
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27 |
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2005 |
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| HDD |
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52 |
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31 |
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35 |
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+17 |
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53 |
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in |
1926 |
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15 |
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2002 |
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| Month HDD |
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916 |
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818 |
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986 |
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-70 |
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1256 |
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2004 |
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759 |
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in |
1932 |
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| Season
HDD |
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2564 |
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2698 |
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2850 |
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-286 |
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3683 |
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in |
1918 |
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2241 |
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in |
2016 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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| Year CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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January
29, 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 Dew Point |
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5 |
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23 |
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27 |
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-22 |
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50 |
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1950 |
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4 |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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-4 |
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8 |
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11 |
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-15 |
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39 |
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2002 |
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-11 |
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1962 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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1 |
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16 |
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19 |
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-18 |
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42 |
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2002 |
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-3 |
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1962 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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23.9 |
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32.4 |
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30.1 |
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-6.2 |
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37.8 |
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1950 |
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15.6 |
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1981 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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18.7 |
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20.4 |
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14.0 |
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+4.7 |
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23.5 |
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2017 |
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-1.2 |
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1982 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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21.4 |
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27.8 |
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22.0 |
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-0.7 |
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30.4 |
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2006 |
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7.4 |
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1981 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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65% |
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66% |
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85% |
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-20% |
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100% |
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2016 |
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54% |
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in |
1965 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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48% |
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34% |
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47% |
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+1% |
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86% |
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in |
2013 |
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24% |
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2005 |
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| Average Humidity |
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57% |
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50% |
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65% |
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-9% |
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89% |
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1973 |
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42% |
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1962 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.11 |
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30.17 |
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30.15 |
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-00.04 |
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30.73 |
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1988 |
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29.21 |
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1979 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.86 |
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29.87 |
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29.88 |
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-00.02 |
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30.41 |
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1988 |
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29.00 |
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1979 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.99 |
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30.02 |
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30.02 |
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-00.03 |
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30.57 |
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1988 |
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29.11 |
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1979 |
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| Average Wind |
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16.8 |
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10.3 |
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7.5 |
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+9.3 |
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19.1 |
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in |
2010 |
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2.4 |
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in |
2005 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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N |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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WSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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41 |
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+17 |
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1926 |
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10 |
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in |
1969 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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W |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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-11 |
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18 |
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-12 |
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1977 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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40.3 |
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37.2 |
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39.0 |
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+1.3 |
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45.3 |
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2007 |
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33.8 |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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36.3 |
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35.9 |
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36.1 |
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+0.2 |
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42.5 |
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2012 |
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#N/A |
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2010 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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38.3 |
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36.6 |
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37.5 |
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+0.8 |
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43.4 |
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2007 |
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32.7 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:58:31 AM |
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6:29:10 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:58:34 PM |
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5:27:55 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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10:00:03 |
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| Comments |
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Low maximum temp of 18°, tied for record low
from 1929 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For January 29, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for January 29 |
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| Weather History For January 29 |
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