| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, August 6, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy to Partly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Cooler |
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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
6, 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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84 |
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76 |
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79 |
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+5 |
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95 |
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in |
1918 |
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66 |
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1936 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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65 |
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65 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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1980 |
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52 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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71 |
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72 |
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+4 |
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82 |
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in |
1918 |
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61 |
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in |
1994 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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T |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.39 |
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in |
1952 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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T |
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1.56 |
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1952 |
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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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4 |
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in |
1994 |
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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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6 |
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8 |
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+3 |
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17 |
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in |
1918 |
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0 |
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in |
2004 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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66 |
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71 |
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69 |
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-3 |
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76 |
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in |
2018 |
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52 |
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1951 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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55 |
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63 |
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61 |
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-6 |
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71 |
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in |
1980 |
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43 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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61 |
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67 |
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65 |
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-4 |
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73 |
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1988 |
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49 |
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1951 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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95% |
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92% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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73% |
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1951 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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61% |
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82% |
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57% |
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+4% |
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92% |
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1952 |
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35% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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78% |
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89% |
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75% |
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+3% |
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96% |
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1952 |
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55% |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.13 |
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29.98 |
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30.05 |
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+00.08 |
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30.37 |
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1992 |
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29.68 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.04 |
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29.85 |
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29.86 |
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+00.18 |
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30.26 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.38 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.09 |
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29.92 |
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29.96 |
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+00.13 |
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30.31 |
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1996 |
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29.58 |
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1954 |
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| Average Wind |
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3.0 |
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3.7 |
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5.7 |
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-2.7 |
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12.4 |
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in |
2002 |
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2.3 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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14 |
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11 |
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20 |
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-6 |
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31 |
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1902 |
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11 |
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2019 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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E |
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SW |
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S |
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E |
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| High
Heat Index |
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84 |
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79 |
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80 |
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+4 |
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99 |
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2018 |
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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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74.3 |
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72.1 |
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-3.9 |
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75.4 |
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2018 |
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67.0 |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.0 |
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71.6 |
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68.6 |
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-2.6 |
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71.8 |
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in |
1999 |
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65.1 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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67.1 |
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73.0 |
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70.3 |
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-3.2 |
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73.0 |
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2019 |
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66.3 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:45:52 AM |
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5:15:21 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:56:14 PM |
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8:26:45 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:10:22 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
6, 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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82.8 |
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79.0 |
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+6.5 |
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88.5 |
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1975 |
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70.3 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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69.5 |
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65.8 |
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65.3 |
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+4.2 |
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71.7 |
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1979 |
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55.5 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.7 |
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74.5 |
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72.2 |
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+5.5 |
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79.8 |
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in |
1975 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.01 |
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.69 |
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-.57 |
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3.98 |
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1952 |
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.00 |
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1999 |
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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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11 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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76 |
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57 |
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48 |
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+28 |
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89 |
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in |
1975 |
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5 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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73.8 |
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68.8 |
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68.9 |
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+4.9 |
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74.7 |
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2018 |
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57.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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64.3 |
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58.7 |
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61.1 |
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+3.3 |
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69.3 |
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in |
1988 |
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48.2 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69.1 |
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63.8 |
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65.0 |
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+4.1 |
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71.7 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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August 6, 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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28.50 |
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-6.00 |
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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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11 |
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in |
1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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540 |
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477 |
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352 |
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+188 |
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540 |
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2020 |
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176 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 6, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 6 |
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| Weather History For August 6 |
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