| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March
18, 2022 |
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| Dense Fog
early, Clear Day to P Cloudy PM, Record Tying Heat |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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March 18, 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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68 |
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48 |
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46 |
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+22 |
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68 |
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2022 |
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20 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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44 |
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34 |
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31 |
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+13 |
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44 |
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2022 |
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7 |
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1916 |
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| Average Temperature |
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56 |
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41 |
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39 |
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+17 |
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56 |
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2022 |
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15 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.1 |
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44.4 |
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43.6 |
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+5.5 |
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51.8 |
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1973 |
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31.8 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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30.9 |
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26.8 |
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28.9 |
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+1.9 |
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37.4 |
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1973 |
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19.6 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.3 |
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35.9 |
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36.6 |
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+3.7 |
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44.9 |
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1973 |
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25.9 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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43 |
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32 |
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20 |
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+23 |
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1967 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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9 |
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24 |
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26 |
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-17 |
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50 |
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1967 |
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9 |
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2022 |
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| Month HDD |
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445 |
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524 |
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512 |
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-67 |
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703 |
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1916 |
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362 |
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1973 |
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| Season HDD |
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4015 |
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4091 |
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4338 |
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-323 |
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5389 |
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1905 |
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3564 |
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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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57 |
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43 |
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35 |
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+22 |
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57 |
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2022 |
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-6 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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40 |
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31 |
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21 |
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+19 |
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40 |
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2022 |
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-14 |
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1967 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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49 |
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37 |
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28 |
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+21 |
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49 |
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2022 |
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-10 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.8 |
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27.5 |
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33.3 |
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+7.4 |
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41.6 |
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1973 |
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20.9 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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21.4 |
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10.8 |
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18.3 |
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+3.1 |
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29.7 |
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1973 |
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4.2 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.1 |
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19.1 |
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26.2 |
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+4.9 |
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35.6 |
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1973 |
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15.1 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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1.38 |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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4.26 |
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1968 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.30 |
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.67 |
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1968 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.73 |
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.73 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.35 |
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1.83 |
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2.45 |
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-1.10 |
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8.03 |
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1968 |
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.08 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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10.74 |
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7.33 |
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9.55 |
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+1.19 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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5.30 |
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1901 |
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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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4.5 |
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1949 |
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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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1896 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.5 |
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3.8 |
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-3.3 |
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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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31.1 |
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+3.1 |
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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 18, 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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82% |
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+17% |
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100% |
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2012 |
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45% |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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67% |
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77% |
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45% |
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+22% |
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90% |
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1968 |
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20% |
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1992 |
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| Average Humidity |
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83% |
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88% |
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64% |
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+19% |
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95% |
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1968 |
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33% |
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1992 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.11 |
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30.12 |
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-00.06 |
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30.66 |
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2000 |
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29.19 |
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1973 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.86 |
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29.78 |
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29.80 |
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+00.06 |
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30.33 |
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2000 |
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28.91 |
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1973 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.96 |
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29.95 |
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29.96 |
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+00.00 |
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30.50 |
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2000 |
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29.05 |
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1973 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.2 |
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5.6 |
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8.7 |
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-3.5 |
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19.2 |
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1973 |
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1.5 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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W |
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WNW |
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W |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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17 |
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1928 |
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11 |
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2004 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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N |
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NW |
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NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.3 |
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38.5 |
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40.5 |
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+4.8 |
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47.1 |
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2012 |
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35.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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37.6 |
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38.5 |
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+4.1 |
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44.9 |
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2012 |
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33.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.0 |
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38.1 |
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39.5 |
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+4.4 |
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46.0 |
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2012 |
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34.7 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:51:43 AM |
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7:22:20 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:55:05 PM |
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7:23:36 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:06:13 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record tying Heat |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 18, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for March 18 |
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| Weather History For March 18 |
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