| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, January 20, 2019 |
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| Cloudy, Snow early then Heavy Rain and Fog. Thunderstorm,Very
Warm early then Bitter Cold Late |
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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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January 20, 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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46 |
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51 |
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36 |
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+10 |
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56 |
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1947 |
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15 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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12 |
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30 |
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22 |
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-10 |
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43 |
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1900 |
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-1 |
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1971 |
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| Average Temperature |
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29 |
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41 |
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29 |
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+0 |
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50 |
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1900 |
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8 |
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1971 |
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| Precipitation |
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2.28 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+2.16 |
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2.28 |
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in |
2019 |
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| One Hour |
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.36 |
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.00 |
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.36 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Snow |
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0.3 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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+0.0 |
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10.4 |
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in |
1978 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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T |
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0 |
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10 |
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in |
1936 |
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| HDD |
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36 |
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24 |
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36 |
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+0 |
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57 |
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in |
1971 |
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15 |
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1900 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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45 |
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30 |
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27 |
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+18 |
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52 |
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1986 |
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-2 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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5 |
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22 |
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11 |
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-6 |
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38 |
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1995 |
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-13 |
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1971 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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25 |
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26 |
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19 |
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+6 |
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44 |
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1986 |
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-8 |
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1971 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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100% |
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76% |
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84% |
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+16% |
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100% |
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2019 |
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54% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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73% |
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40% |
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54% |
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+19% |
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92% |
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1995 |
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24% |
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2003 |
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| Average Humidity |
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87% |
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58% |
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69% |
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+18% |
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96% |
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1995 |
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44% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.99 |
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30.08 |
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-00.10 |
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30.89 |
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1957 |
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29.49 |
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1985 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.18 |
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29.75 |
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29.76 |
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-00.58 |
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30.54 |
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1957 |
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28.93 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.58 |
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29.87 |
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29.92 |
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-00.34 |
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30.72 |
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in |
1957 |
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29.33 |
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in |
1986 |
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| Average Wind |
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14.3 |
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7.9 |
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8.8 |
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+5.5 |
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22.3 |
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in |
1961 |
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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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W |
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WNW |
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N |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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33 |
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25 |
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27 |
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+6 |
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53 |
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1978 |
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11 |
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2017 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NE |
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SSW |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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-6 |
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27 |
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11 |
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-17 |
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-28 |
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1971 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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40.6 |
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36.0 |
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39.8 |
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+0.8 |
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47.7 |
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2007 |
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35.0 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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38.5 |
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32.9 |
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37.6 |
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+0.9 |
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43.2 |
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2007 |
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32.9 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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39.6 |
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34.5 |
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38.7 |
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+0.9 |
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45.4 |
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2007 |
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34.0 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:06:07 AM |
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6:36:05 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:46:46 PM |
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5:16:48 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:40:39 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Thunderstorm, Freezing Rain |
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| Comments |
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2nd thunderstorm for date (since 1950), last
was in 1964 |
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January 20, 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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39.0 |
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33.6 |
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37.8 |
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+1.2 |
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46.2 |
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2007 |
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26.5 |
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1981 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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24.9 |
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19.6 |
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23.4 |
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+1.6 |
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32.6 |
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1932 |
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9.4 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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31.9 |
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26.6 |
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30.4 |
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+1.6 |
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39.4 |
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2007 |
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18.0 |
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1981 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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4.05 |
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3.36 |
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2.40 |
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+1.65 |
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7.08 |
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1979 |
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.50 |
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1902 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.8 |
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13.2 |
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5.1 |
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-4.3 |
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25.8 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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2007 |
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| Total
HDD |
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659 |
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762 |
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684 |
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-25 |
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934 |
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1981 |
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510 |
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2007 |
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| Total CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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31.2 |
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25.3 |
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29.0 |
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+2.2 |
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41.0 |
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2007 |
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12.9 |
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1981 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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14.0 |
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11.0 |
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12.4 |
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+1.6 |
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24.8 |
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2006 |
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-5.9 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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22.6 |
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18.1 |
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20.7 |
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+1.9 |
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32.2 |
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2006 |
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3.5 |
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1981 |
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January 20, 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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4.05 |
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3.36 |
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2.40 |
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+1.65 |
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7.08 |
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1979 |
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.50 |
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1902 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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5.2 |
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21.3 |
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13.7 |
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-8.5 |
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41.6 |
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1996 |
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0.2 |
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1914 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
18) |
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2588 |
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2567 |
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2635 |
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3290 |
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2016 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For January 20, 2019 |
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| Climate Weather for January 20 |
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| Weather History For January 20 |
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