| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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| Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Very Pleasant |
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Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2019 |
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August
9, 2019 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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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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86 |
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87 |
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79 |
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+7 |
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92 |
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1980 |
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66 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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65 |
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71 |
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65 |
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+0 |
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73 |
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1937 |
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51 |
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1955 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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79 |
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72 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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1980 |
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63 |
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1955 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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T |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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5.58 |
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in |
1992 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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T |
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.91 |
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1992 |
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| 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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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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2 |
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1955 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| CDD |
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11 |
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14 |
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7 |
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+4 |
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17 |
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in |
1980 |
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0 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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66 |
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75 |
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69 |
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-3 |
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75 |
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in |
2018 |
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54 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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58 |
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64 |
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60 |
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-2 |
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70 |
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2003 |
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39 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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62 |
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70 |
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64 |
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-2 |
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72 |
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2012 |
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47 |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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88% |
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96% |
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92% |
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-4% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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74% |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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41% |
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60% |
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58% |
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-17% |
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98% |
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1976 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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65% |
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78% |
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75% |
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-11% |
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99% |
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1976 |
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56% |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.77 |
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29.80 |
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30.03 |
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-00.26 |
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30.37 |
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1998 |
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29.69 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.68 |
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29.71 |
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29.84 |
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-00.16 |
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30.24 |
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1993 |
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29.52 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.73 |
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29.76 |
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29.93 |
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-00.21 |
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30.29 |
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1993 |
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29.61 |
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2011 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.9 |
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5.6 |
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5.7 |
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+0.2 |
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10.4 |
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in |
1982 |
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2.0 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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W |
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SW |
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S |
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| High Wind Gust |
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17 |
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17 |
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21 |
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-4 |
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37 |
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1969 |
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10 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SW |
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SW |
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SW |
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W |
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| High
Heat Index |
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87 |
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96 |
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81 |
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+6 |
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2001 |
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| Wind Chill |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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74.5 |
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75.4 |
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72.1 |
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+2.4 |
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75.6 |
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2012 |
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68.2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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72.1 |
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73.6 |
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69.1 |
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+3.0 |
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73.6 |
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2018 |
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65.4 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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73.3 |
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74.5 |
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70.6 |
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+2.7 |
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74.5 |
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2018 |
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66.8 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:48:53 AM |
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5:18:41 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:52:23 PM |
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8:22:36 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:03:30 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
9, 2019 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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82.8 |
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84.2 |
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79.0 |
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+3.8 |
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86.9 |
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1980 |
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70.1 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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66.1 |
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70.8 |
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65.2 |
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+0.9 |
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71.2 |
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1988 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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74.4 |
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77.5 |
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72.1 |
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+2.3 |
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78.3 |
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1980 |
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64.0 |
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1903 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.19 |
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1.48 |
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1.05 |
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-.86 |
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6.40 |
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1946 |
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.00 |
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1998 |
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| Total 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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0.0 |
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| Total
HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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18 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Total CDD |
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87 |
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115 |
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+17 |
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123 |
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in |
1980 |
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6 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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69.6 |
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75.0 |
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68.8 |
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+0.7 |
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75.0 |
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2018 |
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57.8 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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60.2 |
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68.6 |
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60.7 |
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-0.5 |
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69.2 |
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in |
2003 |
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47.6 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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64.9 |
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71.8 |
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64.8 |
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+0.1 |
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71.8 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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August 9, 2019 |
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Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2018 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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35.42 |
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26.61 |
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28.73 |
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+6.69 |
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41.55 |
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in |
1998 |
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14.69 |
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1957 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 19) |
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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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0.0 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
19) |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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18 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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507 |
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443 |
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374 |
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+133 |
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548 |
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in |
2010 |
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192 |
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1902 |
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| Climate Weather for August 9 |
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