| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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| Cloudy, Rain and Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear
Evening, Much Warmer |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2019 |
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August
29, 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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91 |
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77 |
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+6 |
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93 |
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1953 |
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63 |
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2006 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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73 |
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61 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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2018 |
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46 |
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1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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82 |
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69 |
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+6 |
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83 |
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1948 |
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57 |
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1986 |
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| Precipitation |
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.42 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.29 |
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3.97 |
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in |
1997 |
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| One Hour |
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.23 |
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.00 |
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2.44 |
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in |
1997 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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8 |
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1986 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| CDD |
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10 |
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17 |
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4 |
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+6 |
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18 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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2017 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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71 |
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78 |
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64 |
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+7 |
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78 |
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2018 |
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44 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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58 |
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72 |
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56 |
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+2 |
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72 |
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2018 |
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35 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65 |
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75 |
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60 |
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+5 |
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75 |
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2018 |
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40 |
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1965 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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95% |
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93% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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70% |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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52% |
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59% |
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60% |
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-8% |
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91% |
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1987 |
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35% |
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1982 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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77% |
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76% |
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-2% |
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96% |
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1987 |
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54% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.96 |
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30.00 |
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30.07 |
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-00.11 |
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30.37 |
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1941 |
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29.73 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.75 |
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29.92 |
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29.87 |
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-00.12 |
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30.23 |
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2000 |
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29.43 |
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1990 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.86 |
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29.96 |
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29.97 |
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-00.12 |
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30.27 |
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2000 |
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29.65 |
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1962 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.6 |
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5.4 |
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6.2 |
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+1.4 |
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17.3 |
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1962 |
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1.3 |
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1964 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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N |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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17 |
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21 |
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22 |
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42 |
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1962 |
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12 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SW |
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N |
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NNE |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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85 |
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103 |
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78 |
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+7 |
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103 |
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2018 |
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| Wind Chill |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.7 |
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74.4 |
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70.5 |
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+0.2 |
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74.4 |
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2018 |
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66.8 |
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2006 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.9 |
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72.3 |
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68.2 |
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+0.7 |
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72.3 |
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2018 |
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62.9 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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73.4 |
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69.4 |
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+0.4 |
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73.4 |
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2018 |
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65.7 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:09:14 AM |
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5:40:43 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:22:37 PM |
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7:51:08 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:13:23 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
29, 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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80.6 |
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82.1 |
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78.4 |
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+2.2 |
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83.0 |
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2016 |
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73.5 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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64.2 |
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68.1 |
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63.6 |
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+0.6 |
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68.1 |
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2018 |
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56.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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72.4 |
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75.1 |
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71.0 |
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+1.4 |
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75.1 |
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2018 |
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65.2 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.60 |
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3.64 |
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3.55 |
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-.95 |
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11.69 |
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in |
1946 |
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.33 |
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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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3 |
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0 |
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4 |
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-1 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2018 |
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| Total CDD |
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226 |
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300 |
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186 |
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+40 |
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300 |
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2018 |
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43 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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68.5 |
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72.3 |
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66.7 |
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+1.8 |
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72.3 |
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2018 |
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60.1 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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59.2 |
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65.2 |
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58.6 |
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+0.5 |
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65.2 |
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2018 |
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49.8 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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63.8 |
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68.8 |
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62.7 |
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+1.2 |
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68.8 |
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2018 |
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54.9 |
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1964 |
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August 29, 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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37.83 |
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28.77 |
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31.23 |
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+6.60 |
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45.24 |
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1998 |
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16.49 |
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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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3 |
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0 |
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4 |
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-1 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2018 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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646 |
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628 |
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490 |
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+156 |
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664 |
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2010 |
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241 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 29, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for August 29 |
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| Weather History For August 29 |
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