| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 9, 2022 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Evening Moderate Thunderstorm, Windy and Continued Hot and Very Humid |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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August 9, 2022 |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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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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88 |
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79 |
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79 |
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+9 |
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92 |
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1980 |
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66 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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73 |
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67 |
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65 |
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+8 |
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73 |
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2022 |
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51 |
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1955 |
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| Average Temperature |
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81 |
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73 |
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72 |
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+9 |
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82 |
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1980 |
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63 |
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1955 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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85.4 |
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78.1 |
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79.6 |
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+5.9 |
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86.9 |
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1980 |
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70.1 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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71.2 |
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62.9 |
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65.0 |
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+6.2 |
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71.2 |
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2022 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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78.7 |
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70.8 |
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72.0 |
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+6.7 |
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78.7 |
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2022 |
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64.2 |
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1903 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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100 |
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83 |
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82 |
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+18 |
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100 |
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2022 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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48 |
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1955 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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2 |
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1955 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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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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18 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Season
HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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18 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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16 |
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8 |
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7 |
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+9 |
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17 |
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1980 |
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0 |
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1964 |
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| Month CDD |
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123 |
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52 |
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70 |
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+53 |
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123 |
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2022 |
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6 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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504 |
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442 |
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+106 |
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569 |
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2020 |
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192 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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78 |
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73 |
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69 |
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78 |
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2022 |
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54 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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72 |
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64 |
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61 |
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+11 |
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72 |
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2022 |
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39 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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75 |
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69 |
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65 |
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+10 |
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75 |
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2022 |
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47 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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76.0 |
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69.0 |
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69.0 |
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+7.0 |
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76.0 |
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2022 |
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57.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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68.9 |
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60.2 |
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61.3 |
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+7.6 |
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69.2 |
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2003 |
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47.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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72.4 |
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64.6 |
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65.0 |
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+7.4 |
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72.4 |
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2022 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.18 |
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.36 |
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.12 |
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5.58 |
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1992 |
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| One Hour |
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.16 |
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.22 |
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.91 |
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1992 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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1.88 |
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.93 |
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2.02 |
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2013 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.33 |
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3.97 |
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1.07 |
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-.74 |
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6.40 |
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1946 |
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.00 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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23.74 |
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26.80 |
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26.72 |
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-2.98 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.69 |
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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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0.0 |
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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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| Month 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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| 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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August 9, 2022 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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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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99% |
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99% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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74% |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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74% |
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80% |
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59% |
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+15% |
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98% |
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1976 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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87% |
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90% |
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76% |
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+11% |
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99% |
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1976 |
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56% |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.94 |
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30.17 |
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30.03 |
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-00.09 |
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30.37 |
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1998 |
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29.69 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.85 |
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30.12 |
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29.85 |
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+00.00 |
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30.24 |
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1993 |
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29.52 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.90 |
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30.15 |
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29.94 |
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-00.04 |
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30.29 |
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1993 |
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29.61 |
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2011 |
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| Average Wind |
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8.0 |
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4.0 |
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5.8 |
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+2.2 |
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10.4 |
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1982 |
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2.0 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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24 |
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+3 |
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37 |
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1969 |
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10 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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NE |
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SSW |
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SW |
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W |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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75.6 |
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72.2 |
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72.2 |
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+3.4 |
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75.6 |
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68.2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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73.6 |
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69.5 |
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69.2 |
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+4.4 |
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73.6 |
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2022 |
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65.4 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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74.6 |
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70.9 |
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70.7 |
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+3.9 |
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74.6 |
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2022 |
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66.8 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:47:42 AM |
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4:47:40 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:52:43 PM |
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8:53:40 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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15:01:00 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Thunderstorms |
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| Comments |
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Moderate Drought, Record high dew points |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 9, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for August 9 |
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| Weather History For August 9 |
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