| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, August 21, 2019 |
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| Partly Cloudy, Fog & Haze early, Mostly Cloudy Day
w/Light Sprinkle to Cloudy PM, Breezy, Warm 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
21, 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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83 |
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73 |
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78 |
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+5 |
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92 |
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1955 |
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64 |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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62 |
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63 |
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+5 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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50 |
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1913 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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68 |
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70 |
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+6 |
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82 |
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1955 |
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60 |
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1956 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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.00 |
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1.97 |
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1997 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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.00 |
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.88 |
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1994 |
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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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5 |
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1956 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| CDD |
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11 |
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3 |
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6 |
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+5 |
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17 |
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1955 |
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0 |
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2007 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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66 |
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66 |
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+10 |
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77 |
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2009 |
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46 |
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1969 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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60 |
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57 |
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+4 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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38 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68 |
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63 |
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61 |
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+7 |
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75 |
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2009 |
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43 |
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1969 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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94% |
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92% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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58% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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74% |
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76% |
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59% |
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+15% |
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95% |
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1961 |
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29% |
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1987 |
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| Average Humidity |
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85% |
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85% |
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76% |
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+9% |
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98% |
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1961 |
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48% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.16 |
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30.09 |
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-00.03 |
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30.40 |
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1926 |
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29.82 |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.88 |
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29.96 |
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29.88 |
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-00.00 |
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30.21 |
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2000 |
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29.54 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.97 |
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30.06 |
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29.98 |
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-00.01 |
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30.27 |
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1974 |
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29.72 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.1 |
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4.4 |
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5.6 |
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+1.5 |
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14.0 |
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1980 |
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1.6 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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E |
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SSW |
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NE |
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SE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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25 |
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13 |
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20 |
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+5 |
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46 |
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1997 |
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10 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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ENE |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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W |
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| High
Heat Index |
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88 |
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75 |
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+9 |
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100 |
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1955 |
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| Wind Chill |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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74.0 |
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73.8 |
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71.4 |
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+2.6 |
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78.1 |
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2003 |
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67.5 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.7 |
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72.1 |
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68.6 |
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+3.1 |
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72.7 |
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2011 |
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64.1 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.9 |
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73.0 |
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70.0 |
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+2.8 |
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73.8 |
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2011 |
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66.0 |
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2008 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:01:07 AM |
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5:32:00 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:35:15 PM |
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8:04:22 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:34:08 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Haze |
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| Comments |
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August
21, 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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82.0 |
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82.0 |
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78.8 |
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+3.2 |
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84.6 |
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1937 |
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72.6 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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65.6 |
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69.5 |
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64.3 |
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+1.3 |
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69.5 |
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2018 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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73.8 |
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75.8 |
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71.5 |
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+2.3 |
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76.6 |
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1937 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.91 |
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3.53 |
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2.51 |
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-1.60 |
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9.62 |
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1946 |
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.16 |
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1993 |
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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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26 |
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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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191 |
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231 |
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148 |
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+43 |
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250 |
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1937 |
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17 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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69.3 |
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73.1 |
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67.6 |
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+1.7 |
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73.1 |
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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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60.4 |
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66.9 |
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59.5 |
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+1.0 |
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66.9 |
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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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64.9 |
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70.0 |
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63.5 |
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+1.3 |
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70.0 |
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2018 |
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52.6 |
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1964 |
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August 21, 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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28.66 |
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30.19 |
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+5.95 |
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43.94 |
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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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+0 |
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26 |
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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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611 |
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559 |
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452 |
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+159 |
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635 |
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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 21, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for August 21 |
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| Weather History For August 21 |
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