| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
December 19, 2023 |
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| Mostly Cloudy
early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Breezy, Much Colder |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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December 19, 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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47 |
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40 |
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42 |
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+5 |
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57 |
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1899 |
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19 |
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1919 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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33 |
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30 |
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29 |
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+4 |
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41 |
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1996 |
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3 |
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1919 |
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| Average Temperature |
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40 |
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35 |
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36 |
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+4 |
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48 |
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1899 |
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11 |
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1919 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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48.5 |
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44.3 |
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44.5 |
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+3.9 |
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53.8 |
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2015 |
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31.3 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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35.8 |
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33.2 |
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31.4 |
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+4.4 |
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41.4 |
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2015 |
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16.2 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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42.4 |
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39.0 |
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37.9 |
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+4.5 |
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47.9 |
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2015 |
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24.9 |
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1989 |
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| High Heat Index |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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24 |
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21 |
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13 |
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+11 |
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-11 |
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1979 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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25 |
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30 |
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29 |
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-4 |
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54 |
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1919 |
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17 |
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1899 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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430 |
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494 |
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514 |
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-84 |
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761 |
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1989 |
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325 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1371 |
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1315 |
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1504 |
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-133 |
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2066 |
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1904 |
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1120 |
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2015 |
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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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in |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling 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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3 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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726 |
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784 |
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+117 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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40 |
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27 |
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35 |
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+5 |
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54 |
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1990 |
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4 |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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25 |
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23 |
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20 |
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+5 |
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41 |
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1996 |
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-14 |
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1979 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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33 |
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25 |
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27 |
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+6 |
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45 |
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1996 |
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0 |
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1979 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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42.1 |
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38.2 |
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35.7 |
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+6.4 |
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48.5 |
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2015 |
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17.9 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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30.3 |
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25.1 |
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20.5 |
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+9.8 |
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36.2 |
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2015 |
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-0.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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36.5 |
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31.9 |
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28.1 |
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+8.4 |
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42.5 |
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2015 |
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8.9 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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1.95 |
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1986 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.41 |
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1986 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.10 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.36 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.63 |
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3.55 |
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2.86 |
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+1.77 |
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7.88 |
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1936 |
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.27 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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53.68 |
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41.36 |
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44.29 |
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+9.39 |
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63.81 |
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1983 |
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27.14 |
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1965 |
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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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8.8 |
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2008 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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18 |
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1904 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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3.4 |
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-3.3 |
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21.3 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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4.0 |
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+4.0 |
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21.3 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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December 19, 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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85% |
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78% |
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83% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2001 |
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57% |
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1978 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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62% |
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55% |
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54% |
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+8% |
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96% |
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1993 |
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33% |
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2009 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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67% |
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69% |
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+5% |
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98% |
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1993 |
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46% |
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1978 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.19 |
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30.17 |
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+00.02 |
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30.74 |
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1991 |
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29.68 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.63 |
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29.96 |
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29.84 |
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-00.21 |
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30.46 |
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1964 |
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29.25 |
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1969 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.91 |
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30.08 |
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30.00 |
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-00.09 |
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30.55 |
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1964 |
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29.51 |
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1986 |
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| Average
Wind |
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8.3 |
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12.0 |
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8.3 |
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+0.0 |
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18.5 |
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1977 |
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3.0 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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NE |
E |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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23 |
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-3 |
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49 |
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1986 |
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13 |
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2020 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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NNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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49.5 |
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46.0 |
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45.6 |
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+3.9 |
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50.4 |
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2006 |
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40.6 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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47.3 |
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43.7 |
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42.9 |
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+4.4 |
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48.7 |
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2015 |
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37.9 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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48.4 |
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44.9 |
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44.3 |
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+4.1 |
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49.5 |
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2015 |
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39.3 |
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2018 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:07:01 AM |
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6:37:33 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:17:08 PM |
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4:47:07 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:07 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 19, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 19 |
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| Weather History For December 19 |
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