| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
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| Clear, Light Fog early to Partly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and
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Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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August
1, 2020 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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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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88 |
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86 |
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79 |
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+9 |
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91 |
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1975 |
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65 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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67 |
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66 |
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+0 |
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74 |
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1999 |
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54 |
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1965 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77 |
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77 |
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73 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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1975 |
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62 |
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1905 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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-.11 |
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1.98 |
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1927 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.70 |
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1950 |
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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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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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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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3 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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12 |
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12 |
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8 |
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+4 |
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17 |
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1975 |
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0 |
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1996 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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73 |
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70 |
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69 |
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+4 |
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79 |
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1975 |
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57 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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63 |
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57 |
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61 |
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+2 |
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71 |
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1979 |
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40 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68 |
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64 |
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65 |
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+3 |
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74 |
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1975 |
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49 |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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92% |
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93% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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73% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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46% |
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39% |
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58% |
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-12% |
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95% |
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1996 |
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31% |
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1987 |
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| Average Humidity |
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71% |
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66% |
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76% |
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-5% |
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98% |
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1996 |
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55% |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.10 |
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30.04 |
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-00.03 |
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30.37 |
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2001 |
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29.71 |
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2008 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.84 |
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30.01 |
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29.85 |
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-00.01 |
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30.25 |
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2001 |
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29.44 |
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1976 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.93 |
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30.06 |
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29.95 |
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-00.02 |
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30.31 |
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2001 |
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29.64 |
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1976 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.3 |
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4.2 |
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5.6 |
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-1.3 |
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10.1 |
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1984 |
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2.2 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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WSW |
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NNW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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25 |
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18 |
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21 |
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+4 |
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38 |
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1985 |
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11 |
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2002 |
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| Direction |
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WSW |
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NNW |
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SW |
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N |
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| High
Heat Index |
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95 |
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87 |
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+12 |
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102 |
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1975 |
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| Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.3 |
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74.3 |
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72.0 |
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-2.7 |
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77.0 |
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2006 |
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65.8 |
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1996 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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70.8 |
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68.5 |
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-4.3 |
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73.1 |
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2013 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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66.8 |
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72.6 |
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70.3 |
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-3.5 |
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73.7 |
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2013 |
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65.5 |
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1996 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:40:52 AM |
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5:09:51 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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8:02:12 PM |
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8:33:13 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:21:20 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Light Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
1, 2020 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Month-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
Lowest |
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| Avg Maximum Temperature |
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88.0 |
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86.0 |
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79.0 |
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+9.0 |
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91.0 |
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1975 |
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65.0 |
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1905 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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66.0 |
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67.0 |
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66.0 |
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+0.0 |
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74.0 |
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1999 |
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54.0 |
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1965 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.0 |
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77.0 |
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72.5 |
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+4.5 |
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82.0 |
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1975 |
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62.0 |
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1905 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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1.98 |
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1927 |
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2020 |
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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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+0 |
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3 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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12 |
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12 |
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17 |
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1975 |
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0 |
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1996 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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73.0 |
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70.0 |
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69.0 |
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+4.0 |
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79.0 |
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1975 |
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57.0 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.0 |
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57.0 |
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61.4 |
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+1.6 |
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71.0 |
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1979 |
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40.0 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68.0 |
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64.0 |
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65.2 |
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+2.8 |
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73.5 |
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1975 |
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48.5 |
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1964 |
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August 1, 2020 |
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Record |
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| Year-to-Date Summary |
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Observed |
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2019 |
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Normal |
Depart |
Highest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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22.38 |
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35.23 |
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27.92 |
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-5.54 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.33 |
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1957 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 20) |
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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 20) |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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3 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD (since Jan 1) |
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476 |
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432 |
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312 |
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+164 |
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476 |
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2020 |
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135 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 1, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 1 |
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| Weather History For August 1 |
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