| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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| Cloudy, Light Snow and Fog AM, Light Mix to Light Rain early
PM, Light Winds, Seasonal Temperatures |
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Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2018 |
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December 24, 2018 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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36 |
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43 |
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40 |
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-4 |
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67 |
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2015 |
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19 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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30 |
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32 |
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26 |
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+4 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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2 |
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1943 |
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| Average Temperature |
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33 |
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38 |
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33 |
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+0 |
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61 |
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2015 |
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11 |
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1943 |
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| Precipitation |
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.03 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.10 |
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1.83 |
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1994 |
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| One Hour |
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.01 |
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.00 |
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.45 |
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in |
1994 |
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| Snow |
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0.2 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.1 |
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7.2 |
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1912 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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16 |
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in |
2009 |
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| HDD |
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32 |
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27 |
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32 |
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+0 |
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54 |
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1943 |
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4 |
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2015 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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33 |
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39 |
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32 |
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+2 |
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64 |
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2015 |
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6 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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23 |
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24 |
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15 |
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+8 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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-11 |
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1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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28 |
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32 |
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23 |
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+5 |
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59 |
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2015 |
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-1 |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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88% |
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88% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2015 |
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56% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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66% |
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63% |
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59% |
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+7% |
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98% |
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2014 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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76% |
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73% |
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+7% |
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99% |
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2014 |
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46% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.10 |
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30.24 |
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30.16 |
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-00.06 |
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30.68 |
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1949 |
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29.59 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.99 |
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29.86 |
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29.79 |
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+00.20 |
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30.52 |
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1959 |
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29.19 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.05 |
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30.05 |
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29.97 |
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+00.07 |
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30.58 |
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1959 |
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29.41 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.4 |
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7.5 |
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7.8 |
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-3.4 |
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18.5 |
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1994 |
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2.1 |
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1959 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High Wind Gust |
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18 |
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20 |
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26 |
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61 |
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1994 |
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11 |
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1982 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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28 |
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26 |
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18 |
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+10 |
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-17 |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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43.3 |
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44.4 |
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44.7 |
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-1.4 |
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51.5 |
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2015 |
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40.3 |
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2008 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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41.0 |
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42.8 |
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42.4 |
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-1.4 |
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50.3 |
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2015 |
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37.6 |
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2000 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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42.2 |
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43.6 |
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43.5 |
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-1.4 |
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50.9 |
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2015 |
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39.5 |
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2008 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:09:51 AM |
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6:38:33 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:20:38 PM |
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4:51:56 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:47 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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December 24, 2018 |
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Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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43.0 |
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42.6 |
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43.0 |
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+0.0 |
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54.5 |
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2015 |
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31.0 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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30.4 |
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30.0 |
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29.2 |
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+1.2 |
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42.0 |
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2015 |
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14.7 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36.7 |
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36.3 |
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36.0 |
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+0.6 |
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48.3 |
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2015 |
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22.9 |
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1989 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.66 |
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1.97 |
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3.44 |
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-.78 |
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9.27 |
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1936 |
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.45 |
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1943 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.2 |
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6.1 |
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5.5 |
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-5.3 |
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21.3 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Total
HDD |
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673 |
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682 |
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689 |
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1006 |
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1989 |
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394 |
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2015 |
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| Total CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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807 |
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2016 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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35.5 |
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34.8 |
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34.9 |
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+0.6 |
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49.4 |
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2015 |
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15.5 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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21.3 |
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20.7 |
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18.2 |
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+3.1 |
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37.0 |
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2015 |
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-1.3 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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28.4 |
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27.8 |
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26.0 |
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+2.4 |
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43.2 |
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2015 |
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7.1 |
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1989 |
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December 24, 2018 |
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Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2017 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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51.89 |
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41.08 |
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47.29 |
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+4.60 |
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65.27 |
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1983 |
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27.14 |
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1965 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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4.4 |
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6.1 |
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6.6 |
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-2.2 |
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21.3 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
18) |
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1733 |
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1479 |
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1721 |
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+12 |
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2234 |
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1904 |
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1189 |
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2015 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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775 |
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580 |
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563 |
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+212 |
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807 |
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2016 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 24, 2018 |
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| Climate Weather for December 24 |
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| Weather History For December 24 |
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