| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, December
29, 2023 |
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| Cloudy, Light
Rain and Fog, Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds, Continued Warm |
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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 29, 2023 |
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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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45 |
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50 |
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40 |
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+5 |
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58 |
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1984 |
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14 |
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1917 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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41 |
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38 |
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27 |
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+14 |
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47 |
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1984 |
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-8 |
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1917 |
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| Average Temperature |
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43 |
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44 |
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34 |
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+9 |
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53 |
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1984 |
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3 |
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1917 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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47.2 |
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42.2 |
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43.4 |
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+3.8 |
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54.3 |
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2015 |
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30.3 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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35.1 |
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29.5 |
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30.2 |
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+4.8 |
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41.9 |
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2015 |
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14.1 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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41.4 |
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36.1 |
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36.8 |
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+4.6 |
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48.4 |
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2015 |
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22.4 |
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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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35 |
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34 |
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17 |
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+18 |
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-23 |
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1917 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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21 |
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31 |
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-9 |
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62 |
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1917 |
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12 |
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1984 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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685 |
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839 |
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816 |
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-131 |
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1234 |
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1989 |
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480 |
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2015 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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1626 |
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1660 |
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1806 |
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-180 |
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2412 |
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1904 |
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1275 |
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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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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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45 |
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39 |
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33 |
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+12 |
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53 |
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2018 |
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2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum Dew
Point |
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40 |
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30 |
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17 |
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+23 |
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45 |
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1984 |
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-9 |
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1993 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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43 |
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35 |
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25 |
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+18 |
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48 |
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2005 |
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-1 |
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2017 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.8 |
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35.0 |
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34.2 |
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+6.6 |
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49.6 |
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2015 |
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15.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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29.6 |
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21.4 |
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18.7 |
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+10.9 |
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36.3 |
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2015 |
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-1.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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35.5 |
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28.5 |
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26.5 |
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+9.1 |
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43.2 |
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2015 |
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7.0 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.02 |
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1.89 |
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1901 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.06 |
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.00 |
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.35 |
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2013 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.04 |
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.00 |
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.19 |
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2013 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.09 |
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.00 |
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1.92 |
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2005 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.74 |
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4.66 |
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4.27 |
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+1.47 |
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9.28 |
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1936 |
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.58 |
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1955 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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54.79 |
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42.47 |
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45.70 |
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+9.09 |
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65.49 |
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1983 |
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27.66 |
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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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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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8.3 |
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1945 |
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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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15 |
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1947 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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5.9 |
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-5.8 |
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21.7 |
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1981 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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6.5 |
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+6.5 |
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22.9 |
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1904 |
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T |
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1999 |
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December 29, 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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99% |
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91% |
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86% |
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+13% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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54% |
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1952 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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96% |
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61% |
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57% |
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+39% |
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96% |
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2023 |
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17% |
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1994 |
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| Average Humidity |
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98% |
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76% |
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72% |
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+26% |
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98% |
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2023 |
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39% |
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1949 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.68 |
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30.34 |
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30.14 |
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-00.46 |
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30.82 |
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1933 |
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29.49 |
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1976 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.58 |
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30.23 |
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29.76 |
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-00.18 |
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30.43 |
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2006 |
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28.86 |
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1956 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.63 |
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30.29 |
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29.95 |
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-00.32 |
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30.57 |
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2006 |
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29.34 |
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1976 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.9 |
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6.3 |
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7.9 |
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-3.0 |
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17.9 |
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2009 |
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1.5 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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WSW |
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WNW |
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NW |
NNE |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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18 |
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26 |
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-8 |
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2009 |
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7 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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WSW |
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SSW |
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NW |
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NW |
NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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47.8 |
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42.6 |
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43.9 |
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+3.9 |
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49.0 |
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2006 |
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39.0 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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47.1 |
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41.0 |
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41.3 |
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+5.8 |
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47.1 |
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2023 |
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#N/A |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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47.5 |
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41.8 |
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42.6 |
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+4.8 |
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47.5 |
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2023 |
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37.2 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:11:08 AM |
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6:41:35 AM |
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| Sunset / PM
Twilight |
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4:23:03 PM |
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4:53:05 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:11:55 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 29, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 29 |
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| Weather History For December 29 |
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