| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
March 8, 2023 |
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| Mostly
Cloudy early then Partly Cloudy, Very Windy and 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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March 8, 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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48 |
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55 |
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43 |
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+5 |
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67 |
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in |
1987 |
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27 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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29 |
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33 |
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29 |
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+0 |
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48 |
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2012 |
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10 |
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in |
1986 |
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| Average Temperature |
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39 |
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44 |
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36 |
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+3 |
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54 |
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1987 |
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20 |
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2007 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.4 |
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46.4 |
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42.1 |
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+3.3 |
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55.0 |
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1974 |
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31.0 |
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1978 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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31.5 |
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29.6 |
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27.6 |
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+3.9 |
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38.0 |
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1974 |
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16.1 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.6 |
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38.4 |
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35.3 |
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+3.4 |
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46.9 |
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in |
1974 |
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24.1 |
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1978 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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17 |
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27 |
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19 |
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-2 |
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-8 |
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1986 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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26 |
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21 |
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29 |
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-3 |
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45 |
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2007 |
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11 |
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1987 |
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| Month HDD |
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211 |
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213 |
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238 |
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-27 |
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327 |
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1978 |
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145 |
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1974 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3521 |
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3783 |
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4064 |
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-543 |
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5087 |
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1905 |
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3400 |
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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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33 |
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49 |
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33 |
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+0 |
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55 |
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2008 |
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-1 |
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1986 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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19 |
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15 |
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18 |
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+1 |
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42 |
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2012 |
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-14 |
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2007 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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26 |
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32 |
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26 |
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+0 |
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48 |
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1995 |
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-6 |
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1986 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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34.0 |
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40.3 |
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32.4 |
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+1.6 |
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42.3 |
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1991 |
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14.3 |
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1978 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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22.5 |
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17.0 |
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17.0 |
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+5.5 |
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32.1 |
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1979 |
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-2.3 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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28.5 |
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28.6 |
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25.0 |
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+3.5 |
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36.3 |
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1979 |
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9.1 |
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1978 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.83 |
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1933 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.46 |
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2008 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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4.09 |
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2008 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.34 |
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.24 |
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1.04 |
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+.30 |
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4.38 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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1894 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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10.47 |
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9.63 |
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8.14 |
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+2.33 |
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18.83 |
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1979 |
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2.88 |
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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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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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15.4 |
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1941 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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23 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.0 |
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1.8 |
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-1.7 |
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18.1 |
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1941 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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33.7 |
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29.1 |
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-20.0 |
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74.5 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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in |
1998 |
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March 8, 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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72% |
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81% |
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82% |
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-10% |
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100% |
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2008 |
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42% |
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1974 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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53% |
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30% |
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50% |
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+3% |
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88% |
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2005 |
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17% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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63% |
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56% |
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66% |
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-3% |
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94% |
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2005 |
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33% |
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1974 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.07 |
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30.22 |
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30.12 |
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-00.05 |
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30.83 |
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1989 |
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29.40 |
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2005 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.92 |
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29.51 |
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29.76 |
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+00.16 |
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30.42 |
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2002 |
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28.75 |
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2005 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.00 |
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29.87 |
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29.94 |
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+00.05 |
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30.62 |
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1989 |
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29.08 |
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2005 |
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| Average
Wind |
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13.1 |
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12.0 |
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8.4 |
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+4.7 |
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16.1 |
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1999 |
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2.8 |
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1984 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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30 |
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+3 |
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1926 |
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14 |
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2001 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.1 |
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43.0 |
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39.2 |
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+2.9 |
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45.7 |
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2012 |
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33.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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40.1 |
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41.5 |
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37.2 |
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+2.9 |
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42.4 |
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2012 |
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32.4 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.1 |
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42.3 |
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38.2 |
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+2.9 |
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44.1 |
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2012 |
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32.9 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:08:48 AM |
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5:39:00 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:43:32 PM |
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6:12:27 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:34:44 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 8, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 8 |
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| Weather History For March 8 |
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