| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, August 19, 2019 |
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| Mostly Cloudy and Fog early then Partly Cloudy, Moderate
Rain/Thunderstorm PM, Breezy, Hot and Humid |
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| Climate 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
19, 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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85 |
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74 |
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78 |
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+7 |
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89 |
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2002 |
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64 |
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1927 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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69 |
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65 |
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63 |
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+6 |
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72 |
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1956 |
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51 |
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2007 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77 |
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70 |
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71 |
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+6 |
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80 |
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2002 |
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61 |
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2007 |
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| Precipitation |
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.25 |
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.01 |
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.12 |
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+.13 |
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3.28 |
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in |
1955 |
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| One Hour |
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.24 |
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.01 |
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1.95 |
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in |
1955 |
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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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4 |
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in |
2007 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| CDD |
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12 |
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5 |
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6 |
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+6 |
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15 |
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in |
2002 |
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0 |
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in |
2014 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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76 |
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69 |
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66 |
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+11 |
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76 |
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2019 |
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51 |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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67 |
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60 |
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58 |
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+9 |
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71 |
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2015 |
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45 |
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1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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72 |
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65 |
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62 |
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+10 |
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73 |
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2015 |
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48 |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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95% |
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93% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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70% |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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74% |
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66% |
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58% |
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+16% |
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92% |
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1955 |
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31% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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86% |
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81% |
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76% |
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+10% |
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96% |
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1955 |
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53% |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.08 |
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30.06 |
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-00.05 |
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30.43 |
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1904 |
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29.78 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.94 |
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29.85 |
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29.84 |
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+00.10 |
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30.23 |
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in |
1996 |
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28.47 |
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1991 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.97 |
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29.95 |
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+00.03 |
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30.32 |
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1996 |
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29.37 |
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1991 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.4 |
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10.5 |
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5.8 |
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+0.6 |
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18.7 |
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in |
1991 |
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0.9 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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S |
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| High Wind Gust |
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28 |
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26 |
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+7 |
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105 |
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1991 |
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11 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSW |
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| High
Heat Index |
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94 |
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75 |
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+15 |
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2009 |
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| Wind Chill |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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73.5 |
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74.7 |
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71.9 |
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+1.6 |
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75.6 |
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2003 |
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68.0 |
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2000 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.3 |
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73.2 |
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68.6 |
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+2.7 |
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73.2 |
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2018 |
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64.2 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.4 |
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74.0 |
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70.2 |
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+2.2 |
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74.0 |
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2018 |
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67.1 |
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2008 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:59:04 AM |
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5:29:48 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:38:17 PM |
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8:07:33 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:39:13 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog, Moderate Thunderstorm |
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| Comments |
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August
19, 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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81.7 |
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82.7 |
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78.8 |
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+2.9 |
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84.6 |
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1944 |
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72.4 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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65.4 |
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70.2 |
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64.4 |
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+0.9 |
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70.5 |
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1988 |
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56.0 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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73.6 |
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76.5 |
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71.6 |
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+1.9 |
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77.2 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.2 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.91 |
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3.47 |
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2.25 |
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-1.34 |
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9.62 |
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in |
1946 |
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.15 |
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1956 |
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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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24 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Total CDD |
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168 |
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222 |
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136 |
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+32 |
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237 |
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in |
1988 |
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15 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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69.1 |
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73.9 |
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67.8 |
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+1.3 |
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73.9 |
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2018 |
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57.9 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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60.5 |
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67.6 |
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59.7 |
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+0.8 |
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67.6 |
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2018 |
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47.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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64.8 |
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70.7 |
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63.7 |
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+1.1 |
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70.7 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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August 19, 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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36.14 |
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28.60 |
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29.93 |
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+6.21 |
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43.94 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.70 |
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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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24 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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588 |
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550 |
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440 |
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+148 |
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623 |
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2010 |
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210 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 19, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for August 19 |
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| Weather History For August 19 |
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