| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 16, 2022 |
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| Clear &
Light Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Light Winds and Continued
Warm |
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Climate Record Period |
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2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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March 16, 2022 |
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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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56 |
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35 |
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46 |
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+10 |
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58 |
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1986 |
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28 |
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1916 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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35 |
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18 |
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31 |
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+4 |
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45 |
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2000 |
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13 |
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1932 |
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| Average Temperature |
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46 |
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27 |
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38 |
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+8 |
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51 |
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2000 |
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22 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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47.6 |
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44.1 |
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43.3 |
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+4.3 |
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51.8 |
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1973 |
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32.7 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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29.6 |
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26.2 |
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28.7 |
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+0.9 |
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37.3 |
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1973 |
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19.6 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.9 |
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35.5 |
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36.3 |
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+2.6 |
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44.9 |
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1973 |
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27.1 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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34 |
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9 |
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21 |
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+13 |
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-1 |
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1992 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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19 |
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38 |
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27 |
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-8 |
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43 |
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1916 |
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14 |
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2000 |
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| Month HDD |
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418 |
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472 |
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-42 |
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607 |
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1916 |
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322 |
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1973 |
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| Season HDD |
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3988 |
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4039 |
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4286 |
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-298 |
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5337 |
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1905 |
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3532 |
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2016 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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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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in |
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| Year Cooling Degree Days |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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44 |
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17 |
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54 |
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2002 |
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3 |
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1992 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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31 |
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20 |
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+11 |
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42 |
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1990 |
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-10 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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38 |
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5 |
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28 |
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+10 |
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48 |
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1990 |
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2 |
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1992 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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38.9 |
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26.2 |
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33.1 |
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+5.8 |
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41.2 |
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1973 |
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19.2 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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19.2 |
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9.1 |
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18.1 |
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+1.1 |
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30.1 |
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1973 |
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2.9 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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29.1 |
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17.7 |
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25.9 |
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+3.1 |
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35.7 |
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1973 |
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13.7 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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-.14 |
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1.76 |
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1900 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.44 |
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1953 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.62 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.23 |
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.45 |
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2.15 |
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-.92 |
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5.49 |
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1983 |
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.04 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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10.62 |
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5.95 |
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9.25 |
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+1.37 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.43 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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7.2 |
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1896 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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9 |
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1999 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.5 |
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3.4 |
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-2.9 |
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20.3 |
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1916 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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34.2 |
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30.8 |
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30.7 |
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+3.5 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 16, 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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95% |
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55% |
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82% |
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+13% |
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100% |
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2011 |
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46% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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62% |
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17% |
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47% |
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+15% |
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81% |
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2007 |
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17% |
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2021 |
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| Average Humidity |
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79% |
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36% |
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64% |
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+14% |
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90% |
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2007 |
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33% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.27 |
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30.34 |
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30.09 |
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+00.18 |
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30.82 |
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1993 |
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29.38 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.10 |
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30.21 |
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29.79 |
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+00.31 |
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30.51 |
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1993 |
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29.08 |
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1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.28 |
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29.94 |
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+00.25 |
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30.67 |
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1993 |
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29.23 |
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1981 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.5 |
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6.7 |
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8.6 |
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-4.1 |
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20.6 |
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1956 |
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3.0 |
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2012 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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NE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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19 |
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62 |
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1956 |
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12 |
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2012 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NE |
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ESE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.9 |
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38.0 |
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40.2 |
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+3.7 |
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45.4 |
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2012 |
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36.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.9 |
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36.5 |
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38.3 |
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+3.6 |
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44.6 |
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2012 |
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34.4 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.9 |
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37.3 |
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39.3 |
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+3.6 |
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45.0 |
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2012 |
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35.4 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:55:05 AM |
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7:25:44 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:52:51 PM |
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7:21:22 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:00:37 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 16, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for March 16 |
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| Weather History For March 16 |
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