| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
March 19, 2022 |
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| Dense Fog
Morning, Cloudy, Heavy Rain & Fog PM, Continued Warm |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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March 19, 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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55 |
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41 |
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46 |
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+9 |
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68 |
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in |
2012 |
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27 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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42 |
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31 |
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31 |
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+11 |
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44 |
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in |
1983 |
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7 |
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1967 |
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| Average Temperature |
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49 |
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36 |
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39 |
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+10 |
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56 |
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2012 |
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17 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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49.4 |
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44.2 |
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43.7 |
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+5.7 |
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51.6 |
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1894 |
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31.6 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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31.5 |
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27.0 |
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29.1 |
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+2.4 |
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37.1 |
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1973 |
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19.5 |
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1916 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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40.7 |
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35.9 |
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36.7 |
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+4.1 |
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44.6 |
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1973 |
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25.8 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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39 |
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20 |
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22 |
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+17 |
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-6 |
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1967 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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16 |
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29 |
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26 |
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-10 |
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48 |
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1967 |
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9 |
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2012 |
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| Month HDD |
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461 |
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553 |
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538 |
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-77 |
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745 |
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1916 |
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388 |
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1973 |
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| Season HDD |
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4031 |
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4120 |
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4364 |
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-333 |
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5410 |
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1905 |
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3592 |
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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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+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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54 |
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38 |
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35 |
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57 |
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2012 |
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5 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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42 |
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6 |
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21 |
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+21 |
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43 |
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1983 |
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-13 |
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1967 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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48 |
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22 |
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28 |
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+20 |
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50 |
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2012 |
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-4 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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41.5 |
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28.1 |
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33.4 |
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+8.1 |
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41.5 |
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2022 |
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21.5 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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22.5 |
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10.5 |
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18.5 |
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+4.0 |
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29.4 |
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1983 |
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4.3 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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32.0 |
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19.3 |
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26.3 |
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+5.7 |
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35.0 |
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1973 |
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14.9 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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.28 |
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.05 |
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.15 |
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+.13 |
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2.23 |
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1899 |
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| One Hour |
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.19 |
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.03 |
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.41 |
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1983 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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1.06 |
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.03 |
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1.06 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.63 |
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1.88 |
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2.60 |
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-.97 |
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8.05 |
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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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11.02 |
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7.38 |
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9.70 |
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+1.32 |
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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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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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14.7 |
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1956 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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7 |
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1956 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.5 |
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T |
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4.0 |
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-3.5 |
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27.8 |
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1956 |
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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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31.3 |
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+2.9 |
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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 19, 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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100% |
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92% |
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84% |
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+16% |
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100% |
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2022 |
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53% |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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95% |
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25% |
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50% |
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+45% |
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95% |
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2022 |
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18% |
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1954 |
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| Average Humidity |
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98% |
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59% |
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67% |
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+31% |
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98% |
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2022 |
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38% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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30.40 |
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30.14 |
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-00.09 |
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30.75 |
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1993 |
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29.45 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.71 |
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29.78 |
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29.81 |
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-00.10 |
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30.56 |
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1993 |
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28.93 |
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1899 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.88 |
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30.09 |
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29.97 |
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-00.09 |
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30.66 |
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1993 |
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29.30 |
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1991 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.5 |
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11.9 |
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8.4 |
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-0.9 |
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21.3 |
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1986 |
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2.6 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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24 |
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-2 |
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1986 |
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12 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.1 |
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38.3 |
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40.7 |
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48.9 |
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2012 |
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35.0 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.3 |
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37.6 |
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38.8 |
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+4.5 |
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46.0 |
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2012 |
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33.1 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.2 |
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38.0 |
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39.8 |
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+4.4 |
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47.5 |
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2012 |
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34.1 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:50:01 AM |
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7:20:38 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:56:11 PM |
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7:24:43 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:09:00 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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12 consecutive hours of dense fog (visibility
1/4 mile or less) |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 19, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for March 19 |
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| Weather History For March 19 |
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