| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, August 31, 2019 |
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| Mostly Cloudy early then Partly Cloudy, Light Winds and
Warmer |
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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
31, 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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84 |
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76 |
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76 |
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+8 |
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93 |
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1973 |
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62 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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59 |
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62 |
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61 |
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-2 |
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72 |
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2005 |
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41 |
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1965 |
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| Average Temperature |
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72 |
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69 |
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68 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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1973 |
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53 |
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1965 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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2.60 |
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in |
1954 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.80 |
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1954 |
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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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12 |
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in |
1965 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| CDD |
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7 |
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4 |
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4 |
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+3 |
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17 |
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in |
1973 |
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0 |
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in |
2009 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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64 |
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66 |
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64 |
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+0 |
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75 |
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in |
2010 |
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49 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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58 |
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55 |
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-3 |
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72 |
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2005 |
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33 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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58 |
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62 |
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60 |
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-2 |
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73 |
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2005 |
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41 |
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1965 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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89% |
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89% |
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93% |
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-4% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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62% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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36% |
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58% |
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58% |
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-22% |
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90% |
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1950 |
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31% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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63% |
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74% |
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76% |
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-13% |
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95% |
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1950 |
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50% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.29 |
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30.34 |
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30.11 |
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+00.18 |
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30.54 |
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2002 |
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29.81 |
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1984 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.07 |
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30.18 |
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29.89 |
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+00.18 |
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30.29 |
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2002 |
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28.65 |
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1954 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.18 |
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30.26 |
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30.00 |
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+00.18 |
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30.42 |
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2002 |
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29.26 |
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1954 |
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| Average Wind |
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3.9 |
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7.5 |
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6.2 |
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-2.3 |
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27.5 |
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in |
1954 |
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1.3 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NE |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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18 |
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18 |
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22 |
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-4 |
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109 |
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1954 |
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11 |
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1950 |
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| Direction |
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#N/A |
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NE |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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84 |
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77 |
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+5 |
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104 |
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1973 |
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| Wind Chill |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.9 |
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74.2 |
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70.8 |
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+0.1 |
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74.5 |
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2010 |
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66.9 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.6 |
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71.8 |
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68.5 |
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+0.1 |
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71.8 |
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2018 |
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64.2 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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73.0 |
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69.6 |
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+0.1 |
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73.0 |
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2018 |
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65.6 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:11:16 AM |
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5:42:52 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:19:21 PM |
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7:47:44 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:08:05 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
31, 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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80.7 |
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82.2 |
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78.3 |
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+2.5 |
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82.8 |
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2016 |
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73.0 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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63.8 |
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68.0 |
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63.4 |
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+0.4 |
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68.0 |
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2018 |
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57.6 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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72.3 |
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75.1 |
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70.8 |
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+1.5 |
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75.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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65.8 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.60 |
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3.71 |
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3.81 |
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-1.21 |
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11.81 |
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in |
1985 |
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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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6 |
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-3 |
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38 |
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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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238 |
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320 |
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194 |
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+44 |
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320 |
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in |
2018 |
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61 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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68.3 |
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72.2 |
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66.5 |
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+1.8 |
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72.2 |
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2018 |
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60.8 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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58.8 |
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65.0 |
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58.4 |
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+0.4 |
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65.0 |
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2018 |
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50.8 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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63.5 |
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68.6 |
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62.5 |
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+1.1 |
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68.6 |
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2018 |
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55.8 |
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1964 |
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August 31, 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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28.84 |
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31.49 |
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+6.34 |
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45.30 |
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1998 |
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16.54 |
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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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6 |
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-3 |
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38 |
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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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658 |
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648 |
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498 |
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+160 |
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691 |
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2010 |
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253 |
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1902 |
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| Climate Weather for August 31 |
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