| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
July 29, 2023 |
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| Mostly
Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Late Rain/Thunderstorm, Breezy and Cooler |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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July 29, 2023 |
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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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84 |
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86 |
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80 |
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+4 |
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92 |
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1949 |
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67 |
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1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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72 |
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65 |
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+1 |
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73 |
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1995 |
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55 |
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1977 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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79 |
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73 |
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+2 |
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82 |
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1949 |
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62 |
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1914 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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82.1 |
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82.0 |
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79.7 |
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+2.4 |
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84.8 |
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1952 |
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74.0 |
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1902 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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68.0 |
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66.3 |
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64.6 |
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+3.4 |
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70.0 |
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2013 |
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59.3 |
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1962 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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75.3 |
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74.4 |
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72.6 |
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+2.8 |
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76.2 |
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2013 |
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67.8 |
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1902 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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94 |
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91 |
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100 |
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1949 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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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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3 |
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1914 |
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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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3 |
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-3 |
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28 |
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1914 |
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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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3 |
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-3 |
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28 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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10 |
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14 |
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8 |
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+2 |
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17 |
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1949 |
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0 |
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2017 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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299 |
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273 |
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219 |
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+80 |
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326 |
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2013 |
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95 |
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1902 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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375 |
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368 |
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312 |
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+63 |
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463 |
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2010 |
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120 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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78 |
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73 |
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+8 |
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78 |
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2023 |
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50 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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65 |
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66 |
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61 |
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+4 |
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70 |
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2007 |
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44 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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72 |
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70 |
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65 |
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+7 |
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73 |
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1995 |
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47 |
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1968 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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74.8 |
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70.8 |
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68.6 |
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+6.1 |
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74.8 |
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2023 |
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61.9 |
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1962 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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66.5 |
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61.8 |
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60.2 |
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+6.3 |
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67.4 |
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2013 |
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52.0 |
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1965 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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70.6 |
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66.3 |
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64.4 |
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+6.2 |
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70.6 |
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2023 |
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57.1 |
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1965 |
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| Precipitation |
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.24 |
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.00 |
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.10 |
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+.14 |
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2.10 |
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1897 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.20 |
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.00 |
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.90 |
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2002 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.90 |
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.00 |
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.90 |
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2023 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.77 |
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.49 |
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2.88 |
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+2.89 |
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8.73 |
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2009 |
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.36 |
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1952 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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30.25 |
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23.39 |
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25.45 |
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+4.80 |
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41.06 |
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1998 |
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14.31 |
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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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July 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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99% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2016 |
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70% |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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77% |
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59% |
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62% |
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+15% |
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93% |
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1986 |
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33% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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88% |
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79% |
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78% |
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+10% |
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97% |
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1986 |
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52% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.92 |
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29.91 |
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30.01 |
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-00.09 |
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30.33 |
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1984 |
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29.77 |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.62 |
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29.78 |
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29.82 |
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-00.20 |
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30.24 |
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1996 |
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29.48 |
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1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.77 |
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29.85 |
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29.91 |
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-00.14 |
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30.28 |
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1996 |
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29.65 |
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1966 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.8 |
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4.9 |
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5.5 |
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+2.3 |
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11.4 |
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1968 |
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1.6 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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35 |
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+15 |
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44 |
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1941 |
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10 |
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1991 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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NE |
NNE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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77.4 |
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73.6 |
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71.9 |
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+5.5 |
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77.4 |
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2023 |
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68.5 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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73.9 |
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71.8 |
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68.4 |
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+6.7 |
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73.9 |
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2023 |
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60.6 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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75.7 |
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72.7 |
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70.2 |
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+6.1 |
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75.7 |
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2023 |
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66.3 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:36:31 AM |
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5:06:54 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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8:05:59 PM |
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8:36:30 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:29:28 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog, Thunderstorm |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For July 29, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for July 29 |
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| Weather History For July 29 |
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