| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
August 21, 2022 |
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| Dense Fog
early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Warm |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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August 21, 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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83 |
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84 |
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78 |
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+5 |
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92 |
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in |
1955 |
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64 |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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70 |
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63 |
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+3 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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50 |
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1913 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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77 |
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71 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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1955 |
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60 |
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1956 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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83.3 |
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81.0 |
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79.0 |
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+4.3 |
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84.6 |
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1937 |
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72.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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66.9 |
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66.4 |
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64.3 |
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+2.6 |
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69.5 |
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2018 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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75.4 |
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74.0 |
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71.7 |
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+3.7 |
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76.9 |
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1937 |
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64.6 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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88 |
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91 |
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79 |
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+9 |
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100 |
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1955 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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49 |
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1913 |
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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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5 |
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1956 |
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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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+0 |
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26 |
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1964 |
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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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+0 |
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26 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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10 |
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12 |
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6 |
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+4 |
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17 |
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1955 |
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0 |
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2007 |
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| Month CDD |
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218 |
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188 |
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151 |
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+67 |
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250 |
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1937 |
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17 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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599 |
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578 |
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+120 |
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681 |
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2020 |
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210 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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72 |
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76 |
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68 |
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+4 |
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77 |
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2009 |
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46 |
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1969 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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62 |
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69 |
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59 |
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+3 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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38 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67 |
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73 |
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63 |
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+4 |
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75 |
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2009 |
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43 |
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1969 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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70.8 |
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71.5 |
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68.6 |
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+2.2 |
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73.1 |
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2018 |
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57.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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63.0 |
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63.4 |
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60.4 |
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+2.7 |
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66.9 |
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2018 |
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47.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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66.9 |
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67.5 |
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64.4 |
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+2.5 |
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70.0 |
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2018 |
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52.6 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.97 |
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1997 |
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| One Hour |
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.88 |
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1994 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.17 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.62 |
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4.21 |
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2.51 |
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-1.89 |
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9.62 |
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1946 |
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.16 |
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1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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24.03 |
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27.04 |
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28.16 |
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-4.13 |
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43.94 |
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1983 |
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15.70 |
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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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#N/A |
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August 21, 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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98% |
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92% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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58% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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57% |
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73% |
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59% |
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-2% |
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95% |
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1961 |
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29% |
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1987 |
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| Average Humidity |
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78% |
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86% |
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76% |
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+2% |
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98% |
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1961 |
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48% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.18 |
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29.97 |
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30.08 |
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+00.10 |
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30.40 |
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1926 |
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29.82 |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.06 |
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29.90 |
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29.88 |
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+00.18 |
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30.21 |
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2000 |
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29.54 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.12 |
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29.94 |
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29.98 |
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+00.14 |
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30.27 |
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1974 |
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29.72 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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2.6 |
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4.3 |
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5.6 |
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-3.0 |
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14.0 |
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1980 |
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1.6 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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NE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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14 |
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-6 |
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1997 |
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10 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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S |
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ESE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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75.0 |
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74.7 |
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71.5 |
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+3.5 |
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78.1 |
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2003 |
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66.4 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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73.2 |
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71.2 |
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68.7 |
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73.2 |
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2022 |
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64.1 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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74.1 |
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73.0 |
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70.1 |
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+4.0 |
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74.1 |
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2022 |
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65.3 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:59:57 AM |
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4:58:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:35:38 PM |
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8:44:54 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:43:54 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Extreme
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 21, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for August 21 |
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| Weather History For August 21 |
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