| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday,
February 20, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain & Fog early then Partly Cloudy and Much Warmer |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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February 20, 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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56 |
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35 |
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40 |
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+16 |
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60 |
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1930 |
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20 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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44 |
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17 |
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26 |
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+18 |
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44 |
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2023 |
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2 |
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1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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50 |
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26 |
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33 |
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+17 |
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50 |
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2023 |
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12 |
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2015 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.3 |
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42.0 |
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38.8 |
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+7.6 |
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46.3 |
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2023 |
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23.0 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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27.9 |
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24.6 |
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24.5 |
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+3.4 |
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30.4 |
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2020 |
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7.8 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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37.4 |
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33.5 |
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32.1 |
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+5.3 |
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37.4 |
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2023 |
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15.6 |
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1979 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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42 |
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4 |
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14 |
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+28 |
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-24 |
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1950 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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15 |
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39 |
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32 |
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-17 |
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53 |
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2015 |
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15 |
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2023 |
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| Month HDD |
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553 |
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630 |
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659 |
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-106 |
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989 |
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1979 |
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553 |
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2023 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3047 |
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3327 |
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3578 |
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-531 |
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4535 |
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1918 |
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2952 |
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2016 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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#N/A |
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#REF! |
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#REF! |
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0 |
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2023 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month CDD |
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in |
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| Year CDD |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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49 |
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26 |
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31 |
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+18 |
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53 |
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1974 |
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-7 |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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32 |
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2 |
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15 |
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+17 |
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43 |
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2018 |
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-21 |
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1950 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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41 |
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14 |
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23 |
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+18 |
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46 |
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2018 |
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-10 |
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1959 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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37.0 |
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36.3 |
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29.6 |
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+7.4 |
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39.6 |
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2018 |
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4.5 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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17.2 |
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16.0 |
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13.1 |
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+4.1 |
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23.0 |
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1984 |
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-8.0 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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27.3 |
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26.1 |
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23.0 |
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+4.3 |
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29.9 |
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2018 |
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-1.8 |
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1979 |
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| Precipitation |
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.08 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.05 |
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2.07 |
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1924 |
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| One Hour |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.26 |
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1988 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.19 |
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.00 |
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.26 |
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2014 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.56 |
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3.95 |
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2.39 |
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-1.83 |
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6.48 |
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1988 |
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.25 |
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1947 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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7.75 |
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5.91 |
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6.06 |
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+1.69 |
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12.38 |
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1979 |
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2.33 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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-0.4 |
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8.8 |
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1921 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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T |
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23 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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T |
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7.5 |
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7.2 |
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-7.2 |
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26.4 |
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2003 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Season Snow |
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2.3 |
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32.2 |
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24.3 |
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-22.0 |
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61.1 |
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1996 |
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2.3 |
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2023 |
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February 20, 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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72% |
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82% |
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+17% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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40% |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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59% |
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28% |
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49% |
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+10% |
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97% |
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2018 |
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19% |
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1990 |
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| Average Humidity |
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79% |
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50% |
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66% |
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+13% |
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99% |
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2018 |
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33% |
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1990 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.00 |
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30.45 |
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30.13 |
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-00.13 |
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30.63 |
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2019 |
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29.46 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.59 |
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30.14 |
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29.76 |
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-00.17 |
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30.33 |
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2020 |
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28.82 |
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1934 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.80 |
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30.30 |
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29.95 |
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-00.15 |
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30.41 |
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2019 |
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29.26 |
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1972 |
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| Average
Wind |
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6.0 |
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11.4 |
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8.8 |
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-2.8 |
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22.4 |
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1972 |
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2.3 |
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1980 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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61 |
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1927 |
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12 |
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1980 |
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| Direction |
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WSW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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NE |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.2 |
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39.0 |
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38.3 |
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44.2 |
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2023 |
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32.1 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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37.6 |
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36.7 |
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+5.9 |
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42.6 |
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2023 |
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31.8 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.4 |
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38.3 |
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37.5 |
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+5.9 |
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43.4 |
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2023 |
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32.0 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:33:32 AM |
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6:03:31 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:24:34 PM |
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5:54:06 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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10:51:02 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For February 20, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for February 20 |
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| Weather History For February 20 |
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