| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, August 12, 2020 |
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| Cloudy and Fog early, Partly Cloudy Day w/Haze, Mostly Cloudy
PM, Hot and Very Muggy |
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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
12, 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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90 |
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84 |
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79 |
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+11 |
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92 |
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1944 |
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63 |
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1979 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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74 |
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61 |
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64 |
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+10 |
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74 |
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2020 |
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51 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Temperature |
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82 |
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73 |
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72 |
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+10 |
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82 |
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2020 |
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60 |
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1979 |
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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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2.30 |
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in |
1983 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.92 |
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1983 |
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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 |
1979 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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17 |
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8 |
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7 |
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+10 |
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17 |
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2020 |
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0 |
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in |
1983 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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78 |
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64 |
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68 |
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+11 |
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78 |
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2020 |
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50 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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71 |
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56 |
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59 |
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+12 |
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71 |
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2020 |
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44 |
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2006 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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75 |
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60 |
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63 |
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+12 |
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75 |
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2020 |
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47 |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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84% |
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94% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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63% |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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57% |
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45% |
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61% |
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-4% |
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92% |
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1955 |
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33% |
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1974 |
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| Average Humidity |
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77% |
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65% |
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78% |
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-1% |
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96% |
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1955 |
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52% |
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1950 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.99 |
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30.05 |
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+00.00 |
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30.34 |
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1986 |
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29.77 |
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2008 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.88 |
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29.86 |
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+00.11 |
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30.17 |
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1994 |
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29.53 |
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1964 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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29.94 |
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29.96 |
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+00.05 |
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30.23 |
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1994 |
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29.68 |
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1964 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.7 |
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5.3 |
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5.6 |
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+1.1 |
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12.5 |
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in |
1979 |
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1.8 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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NNE |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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26 |
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24 |
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+6 |
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34 |
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1983 |
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9 |
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1951 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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WSW |
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NNE |
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SE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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102 |
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84 |
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80 |
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+22 |
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102 |
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2020 |
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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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73.2 |
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74.1 |
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72.1 |
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+1.1 |
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77.0 |
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2003 |
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68.3 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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71.4 |
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68.7 |
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+1.5 |
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73.8 |
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2012 |
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63.6 |
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2004 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.7 |
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72.8 |
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70.4 |
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+1.3 |
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75.0 |
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2012 |
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66.9 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:51:56 AM |
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5:22:02 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:48:21 PM |
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8:18:16 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:56:25 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Haze |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking heat and dew points |
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August
12, 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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82.5 |
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79.0 |
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+6.5 |
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85.5 |
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2020 |
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71.5 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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69.5 |
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64.8 |
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64.9 |
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+4.6 |
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71.9 |
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1988 |
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56.3 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.7 |
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73.9 |
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72.0 |
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+5.7 |
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78.6 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.12 |
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.19 |
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1.41 |
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-1.29 |
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6.82 |
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1952 |
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2005 |
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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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18 |
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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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152 |
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107 |
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+61 |
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163 |
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in |
1988 |
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11 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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73.5 |
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67.6 |
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68.6 |
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+4.9 |
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74.3 |
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2018 |
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58.9 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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65.3 |
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58.7 |
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60.4 |
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+4.8 |
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69.4 |
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2003 |
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48.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69.4 |
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63.1 |
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64.5 |
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+4.9 |
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71.4 |
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in |
2003 |
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53.7 |
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1964 |
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August 12, 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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35.42 |
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29.22 |
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-6.72 |
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43.87 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.63 |
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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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18 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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616 |
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527 |
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395 |
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+221 |
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616 |
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2020 |
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203 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 12, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 12 |
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| Weather History For August 12 |
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