| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
August 23, 2023 |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 23, 2023 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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76 |
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82 |
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78 |
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-2 |
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88 |
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in |
1960 |
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63 |
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in |
1937 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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58 |
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68 |
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63 |
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-5 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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75 |
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71 |
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-4 |
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79 |
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2009 |
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59 |
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in |
1937 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.7 |
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82.9 |
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78.9 |
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-0.3 |
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83.7 |
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1939 |
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72.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.9 |
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67.0 |
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64.2 |
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-0.3 |
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69.0 |
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2018 |
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56.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.5 |
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75.2 |
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71.6 |
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-0.1 |
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76.0 |
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1939 |
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64.9 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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77 |
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89 |
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78 |
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-1 |
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92 |
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2020 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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44 |
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1957 |
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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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6 |
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1937 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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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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2023 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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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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2023 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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2 |
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10 |
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5 |
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-3 |
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14 |
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2009 |
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0 |
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2010 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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150 |
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235 |
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163 |
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-13 |
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253 |
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1939 |
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23 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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534 |
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623 |
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491 |
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+43 |
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706 |
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2020 |
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216 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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61 |
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76 |
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67 |
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-6 |
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76 |
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2022 |
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53 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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68 |
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59 |
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70 |
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in |
2021 |
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38 |
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1987 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57 |
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72 |
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63 |
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-6 |
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73 |
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2021 |
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46 |
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1957 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.9 |
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71.1 |
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68.4 |
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+0.4 |
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72.8 |
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2018 |
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58.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.2 |
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63.5 |
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60.3 |
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-1.1 |
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66.1 |
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2003 |
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48.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.0 |
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67.3 |
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64.3 |
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-0.3 |
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69.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.6 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.02 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.42 |
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1946 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.02 |
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.51 |
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1955 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.25 |
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2009 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.39 |
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7.02 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.15 |
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.81 |
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2.75 |
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+1.40 |
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11.04 |
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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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34.40 |
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24.22 |
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28.40 |
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+6.00 |
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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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| Snow Depth |
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| Month Snow |
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| Season 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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0.0 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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1998 |
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August 23, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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91% |
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99% |
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92% |
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-1% |
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100% |
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2021 |
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72% |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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45% |
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81% |
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57% |
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-12% |
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89% |
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1966 |
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29% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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90% |
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75% |
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-7% |
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95% |
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1966 |
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55% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.15 |
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29.86 |
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30.08 |
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+00.07 |
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30.54 |
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1992 |
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29.75 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.08 |
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29.80 |
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29.89 |
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+00.19 |
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30.23 |
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1954 |
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29.47 |
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1971 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.12 |
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29.83 |
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29.98 |
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+00.13 |
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30.35 |
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1954 |
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29.61 |
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1971 |
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| Average
Wind |
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5.9 |
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4.9 |
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5.5 |
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+0.4 |
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13.1 |
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2010 |
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1.9 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SW |
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SSW |
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NE |
W |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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16 |
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48 |
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1930 |
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10 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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NE |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.6 |
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73.9 |
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71.4 |
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-1.8 |
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74.9 |
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2003 |
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66.9 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.2 |
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72.3 |
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68.7 |
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-0.5 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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63.0 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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68.9 |
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73.1 |
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70.0 |
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-1.1 |
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73.3 |
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2015 |
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65.0 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:01:45 AM |
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5:00:35 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:32:56 PM |
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8:42:59 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:31:11 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 23, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 23 |
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| Weather History For August 23 |
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