| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday,
September 29, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Moderate Rain and Fog, Breezy and Continued Cool |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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September 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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61 |
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67 |
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68 |
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80 |
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1952 |
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55 |
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1936 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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55 |
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52 |
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54 |
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+1 |
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66 |
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2015 |
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35 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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58 |
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60 |
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61 |
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-3 |
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73 |
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1959 |
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46 |
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1914 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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74.4 |
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73.0 |
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72.3 |
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+2.2 |
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78.2 |
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1961 |
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67.7 |
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1963 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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60.5 |
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57.8 |
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57.6 |
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+2.9 |
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62.8 |
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1961 |
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52.0 |
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1956 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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67.9 |
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65.7 |
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64.9 |
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+2.9 |
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70.7 |
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1961 |
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60.3 |
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1963 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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62 |
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66 |
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68 |
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82 |
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1959 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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31 |
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1914 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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7 |
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5 |
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5 |
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+2 |
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19 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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53 |
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47 |
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68 |
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-15 |
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172 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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2021 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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53 |
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47 |
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68 |
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-15 |
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203 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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2021 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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8 |
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1959 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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136 |
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66 |
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65 |
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+71 |
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186 |
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1961 |
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7 |
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1893 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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708 |
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777 |
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602 |
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+106 |
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864 |
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2020 |
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288 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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61 |
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54 |
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+1 |
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71 |
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2015 |
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33 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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53 |
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44 |
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49 |
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+4 |
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66 |
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1959 |
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26 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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57 |
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49 |
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54 |
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+3 |
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68 |
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2015 |
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30 |
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1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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66.6 |
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63.3 |
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62.9 |
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+3.7 |
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67.2 |
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2018 |
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54.8 |
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1966 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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58.3 |
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53.4 |
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53.0 |
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+5.3 |
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58.3 |
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2023 |
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44.2 |
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1984 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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62.7 |
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58.6 |
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57.9 |
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+4.7 |
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62.9 |
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2018 |
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49.6 |
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1984 |
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| Precipitation |
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.52 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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+.38 |
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2.82 |
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2004 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.58 |
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1974 |
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| Half
Hour Rain |
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.15 |
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.00 |
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.31 |
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2004 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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1.54 |
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3.03 |
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2006 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.83 |
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4.39 |
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3.66 |
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+2.17 |
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10.67 |
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1961 |
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.31 |
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1959 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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41.45 |
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29.81 |
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32.94 |
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+8.51 |
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48.49 |
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1998 |
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17.64 |
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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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September 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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88% |
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92% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2006 |
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68% |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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92% |
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58% |
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59% |
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+33% |
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92% |
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2023 |
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29% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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96% |
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73% |
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75% |
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+20% |
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96% |
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2023 |
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49% |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.28 |
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30.35 |
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30.13 |
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+00.15 |
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30.57 |
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1988 |
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29.61 |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.16 |
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30.19 |
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29.89 |
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+00.27 |
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30.30 |
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2000 |
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29.18 |
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1963 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.22 |
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30.27 |
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30.01 |
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+00.21 |
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30.39 |
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1988 |
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29.49 |
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1997 |
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| Average
Wind |
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8.5 |
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6.7 |
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+1.8 |
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16.5 |
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2001 |
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3.0 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNW |
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N |
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NNE |
NNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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20 |
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-2 |
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38 |
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1989 |
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13 |
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2018 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNE |
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SW |
NW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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66.2 |
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69.6 |
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66.1 |
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+0.1 |
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69.6 |
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2021 |
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63.0 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.9 |
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67.5 |
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64.6 |
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+0.3 |
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67.5 |
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2021 |
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#N/A |
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2004 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.6 |
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68.6 |
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65.4 |
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+0.2 |
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68.6 |
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2021 |
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61.7 |
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2000 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:39:31 AM |
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6:12:52 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:30:34 PM |
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6:57:57 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:51:03 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Remnants Of TS Ophelia |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For September 29, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for September 29 |
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| Weather History For September 29 |
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