| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, August 2, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM, Warm and
Very Humid |
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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
2, 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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83 |
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84 |
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79 |
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+4 |
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99 |
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in |
1975 |
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64 |
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1946 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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69 |
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64 |
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66 |
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+3 |
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77 |
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2006 |
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55 |
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in |
1985 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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74 |
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73 |
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+3 |
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87 |
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in |
1975 |
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60 |
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1946 |
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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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2.50 |
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in |
1965 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.06 |
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in |
1965 |
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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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0 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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5 |
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in |
1946 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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11 |
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9 |
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8 |
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+3 |
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22 |
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in |
1975 |
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0 |
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in |
2014 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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76 |
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64 |
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69 |
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+7 |
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79 |
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in |
2006 |
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55 |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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68 |
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52 |
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61 |
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+7 |
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72 |
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in |
2018 |
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42 |
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in |
1959 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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72 |
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58 |
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65 |
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+7 |
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74 |
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2018 |
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49 |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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95% |
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90% |
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93% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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80% |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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74% |
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37% |
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58% |
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+16% |
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87% |
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1973 |
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29% |
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1951 |
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| Average Humidity |
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85% |
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64% |
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75% |
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+9% |
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92% |
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1996 |
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57% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.16 |
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30.05 |
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-00.04 |
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30.43 |
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1903 |
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29.74 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.91 |
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30.10 |
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29.86 |
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+00.05 |
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30.22 |
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1998 |
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29.52 |
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1970 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.96 |
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30.13 |
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29.96 |
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+00.00 |
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30.27 |
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1998 |
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29.64 |
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in |
1970 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.0 |
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5.1 |
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5.4 |
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+0.6 |
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10.3 |
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in |
1966 |
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1.7 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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N |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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24 |
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17 |
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21 |
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+3 |
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43 |
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1927 |
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11 |
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1982 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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S |
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SSW |
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NE |
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SE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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87 |
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85 |
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84 |
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+3 |
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113 |
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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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68.4 |
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74.2 |
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72.5 |
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-4.1 |
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79.1 |
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2006 |
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68.4 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.7 |
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70.9 |
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68.5 |
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-2.8 |
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71.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.6 |
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2004 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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67.1 |
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72.6 |
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70.5 |
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-3.4 |
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74.4 |
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2006 |
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67.1 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:41:52 AM |
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5:10:57 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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8:01:03 PM |
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8:31:58 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:19:11 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Light Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
2, 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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85.5 |
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85.0 |
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79.0 |
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+6.5 |
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95.0 |
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1975 |
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65.5 |
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1946 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.5 |
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65.5 |
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66.0 |
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+1.5 |
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74.5 |
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in |
2006 |
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55.0 |
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1953 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76.5 |
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75.5 |
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72.5 |
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+4.0 |
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84.5 |
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in |
1975 |
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62.0 |
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1946 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.22 |
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-.22 |
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2.50 |
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1965 |
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.00 |
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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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6 |
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in |
1946 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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23 |
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21 |
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16 |
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+7 |
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39 |
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in |
1975 |
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0 |
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in |
1947 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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74.5 |
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67.0 |
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69.1 |
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+5.5 |
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78.0 |
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2006 |
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59.0 |
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1953 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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65.5 |
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54.5 |
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61.4 |
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+4.1 |
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71.5 |
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1979 |
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46.0 |
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1987 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70.0 |
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60.8 |
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65.2 |
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+4.8 |
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73.3 |
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in |
1975 |
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53.5 |
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1964 |
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August 2, 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 |
Lowest |
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| Total Precipitation |
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22.38 |
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35.23 |
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28.03 |
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-5.65 |
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41.55 |
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in |
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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6 |
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1946 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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487 |
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441 |
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320 |
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+167 |
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487 |
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2020 |
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144 |
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in |
1902 |
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