| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, August 5, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy early then Clear, Breezy and continued Hot and
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
5, 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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86 |
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81 |
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79 |
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+7 |
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94 |
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1944 |
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61 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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69 |
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63 |
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65 |
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+4 |
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75 |
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2012 |
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54 |
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1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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78 |
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72 |
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72 |
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+6 |
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83 |
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in |
1944 |
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59 |
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1903 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.32 |
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in |
1903 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.34 |
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in |
1995 |
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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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6 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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13 |
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7 |
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8 |
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+5 |
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18 |
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in |
1944 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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66 |
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69 |
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+5 |
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77 |
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in |
2012 |
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54 |
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1972 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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66 |
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53 |
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61 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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2012 |
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44 |
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2013 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70 |
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60 |
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65 |
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+5 |
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75 |
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2012 |
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49 |
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1972 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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95% |
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92% |
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94% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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78% |
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1973 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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58% |
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49% |
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60% |
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-2% |
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87% |
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2003 |
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33% |
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2013 |
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| Average Humidity |
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77% |
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71% |
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77% |
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-1% |
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94% |
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2003 |
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57% |
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2013 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.04 |
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30.02 |
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30.03 |
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+00.01 |
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30.40 |
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1985 |
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29.67 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.92 |
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29.85 |
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+00.08 |
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30.23 |
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1996 |
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29.38 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.99 |
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29.97 |
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29.94 |
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+00.05 |
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30.27 |
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1996 |
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29.58 |
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1989 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.4 |
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6.9 |
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5.9 |
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+1.5 |
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12.4 |
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in |
1988 |
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1.7 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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N |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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23 |
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18 |
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21 |
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+2 |
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38 |
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in |
1981 |
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10 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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S |
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SSW |
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W |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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94 |
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81 |
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82 |
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+12 |
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1955 |
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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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68.2 |
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74.6 |
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72.3 |
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-4.1 |
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76.0 |
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2006 |
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66.9 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.1 |
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71.6 |
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68.7 |
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-3.6 |
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72.6 |
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2010 |
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64.1 |
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2006 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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66.7 |
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73.1 |
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70.5 |
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-3.8 |
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74.0 |
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2012 |
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66.3 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:44:51 AM |
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5:14:15 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:57:29 PM |
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8:28:05 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:12:38 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
5, 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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85.8 |
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84.2 |
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79.0 |
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+6.8 |
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90.2 |
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1975 |
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70.8 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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70.0 |
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66.0 |
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65.4 |
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+4.6 |
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72.4 |
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1979 |
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55.0 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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78.0 |
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75.2 |
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72.2 |
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+5.8 |
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80.8 |
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in |
1975 |
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63.8 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.57 |
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-.45 |
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2.92 |
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in |
1915 |
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.00 |
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2012 |
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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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9 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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65 |
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51 |
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40 |
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+25 |
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79 |
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in |
1975 |
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3 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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75.4 |
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68.4 |
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69.0 |
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+6.4 |
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75.4 |
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2020 |
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56.8 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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66.2 |
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57.8 |
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61.2 |
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+5.0 |
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70.0 |
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in |
1979 |
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47.2 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70.8 |
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63.1 |
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65.1 |
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+5.7 |
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71.9 |
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2012 |
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52.0 |
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1964 |
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August 5, 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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22.50 |
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35.24 |
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28.38 |
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-5.88 |
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41.55 |
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in |
1998 |
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14.69 |
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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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9 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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529 |
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471 |
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344 |
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+185 |
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529 |
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in |
2020 |
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168 |
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in |
1902 |
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