| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, March
17, 2023 |
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| Partly Cloudy
to Mostly Cloudy & Breezy PM, 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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March 17, 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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50 |
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55 |
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46 |
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+4 |
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66 |
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2003 |
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25 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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36 |
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39 |
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31 |
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+5 |
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50 |
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1990 |
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10 |
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1916 |
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| Average Temperature |
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43 |
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47 |
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39 |
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+4 |
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55 |
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1990 |
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18 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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45.5 |
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48.0 |
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43.5 |
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+2.0 |
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52.1 |
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1973 |
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32.2 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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32.5 |
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30.1 |
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28.8 |
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+3.7 |
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37.8 |
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1973 |
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19.7 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.2 |
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39.4 |
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36.4 |
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+2.8 |
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45.2 |
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1973 |
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26.5 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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36 |
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37 |
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20 |
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+16 |
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-3 |
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1916 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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22 |
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18 |
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26 |
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-4 |
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47 |
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1916 |
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10 |
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1990 |
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| Month HDD |
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439 |
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436 |
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486 |
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-47 |
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654 |
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1916 |
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336 |
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1973 |
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| Season
HDD |
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3749 |
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4006 |
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4312 |
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-563 |
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5366 |
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1905 |
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3546 |
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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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45 |
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54 |
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35 |
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+10 |
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59 |
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1990 |
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9 |
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1967 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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27 |
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38 |
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20 |
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+7 |
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50 |
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1990 |
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-7 |
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1961 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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36 |
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46 |
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28 |
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+8 |
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55 |
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1990 |
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2 |
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1967 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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35.5 |
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39.8 |
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33.2 |
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+2.2 |
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42.1 |
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1973 |
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20.1 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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24.5 |
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20.3 |
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18.2 |
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+6.4 |
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30.2 |
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1973 |
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3.6 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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30.2 |
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30.1 |
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26.1 |
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+4.2 |
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36.2 |
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1973 |
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14.6 |
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1950 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.12 |
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.15 |
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+.00 |
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1.60 |
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2007 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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.03 |
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.35 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.08 |
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3.74 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.46 |
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1.35 |
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2.30 |
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+1.16 |
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5.80 |
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2000 |
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.08 |
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1915 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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12.59 |
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10.74 |
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9.40 |
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+3.19 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.55 |
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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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2.0 |
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1932 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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11 |
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1896 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.1 |
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0.5 |
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3.6 |
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-3.5 |
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20.3 |
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1916 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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9.1 |
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34.2 |
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30.9 |
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-21.8 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 17, 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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93% |
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99% |
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84% |
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+9% |
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100% |
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2007 |
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54% |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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56% |
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90% |
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49% |
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+7% |
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91% |
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1968 |
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23% |
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1959 |
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| Average Humidity |
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75% |
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95% |
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66% |
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+8% |
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96% |
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1968 |
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41% |
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1961 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.92 |
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30.24 |
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30.06 |
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-00.14 |
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30.61 |
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1998 |
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29.22 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.59 |
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29.87 |
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29.77 |
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-00.18 |
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30.48 |
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1998 |
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28.88 |
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1974 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.76 |
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30.06 |
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29.92 |
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-00.16 |
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30.55 |
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1998 |
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29.12 |
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1981 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.1 |
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3.4 |
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9.0 |
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-1.9 |
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20.1 |
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2000 |
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2.5 |
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2012 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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25 |
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-3 |
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61 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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2003 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NW |
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NNW |
S |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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43.9 |
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40.5 |
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+2.7 |
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46.4 |
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2012 |
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36.2 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.5 |
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42.6 |
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38.4 |
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+3.1 |
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44.7 |
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2012 |
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34.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.4 |
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43.3 |
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39.5 |
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+2.8 |
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45.6 |
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2012 |
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35.6 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:53:49 AM |
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7:24:03 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:53:42 PM |
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7:22:29 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:59:53 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 17, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for March 17 |
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| Weather History For March 17 |
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