| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, August 13, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy, Heavy Rain Shower @ Noon then Cloudy PM, Light
Winds, Foggy 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
13, 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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80 |
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73 |
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79 |
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+1 |
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89 |
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2016 |
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64 |
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1996 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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70 |
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68 |
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64 |
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+6 |
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73 |
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1988 |
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50 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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71 |
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71 |
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+4 |
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81 |
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2016 |
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61 |
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1941 |
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| Precipitation |
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.43 |
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.47 |
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.12 |
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+.31 |
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1.54 |
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in |
1942 |
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| One
Hour |
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.37 |
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.16 |
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.77 |
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2001 |
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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 |
1941 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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10 |
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6 |
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7 |
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+3 |
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16 |
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in |
2016 |
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0 |
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in |
2006 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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70 |
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67 |
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+7 |
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79 |
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in |
2016 |
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51 |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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66 |
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63 |
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59 |
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+7 |
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71 |
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2005 |
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42 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70 |
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67 |
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63 |
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+7 |
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74 |
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2016 |
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48 |
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1966 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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97% |
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93% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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68% |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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68% |
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75% |
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61% |
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+7% |
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92% |
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2018 |
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33% |
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2006 |
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| Average Humidity |
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82% |
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86% |
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77% |
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+5% |
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96% |
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2018 |
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54% |
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1966 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.10 |
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29.88 |
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30.06 |
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+00.04 |
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30.41 |
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1986 |
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29.80 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.78 |
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29.86 |
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+00.19 |
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30.23 |
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2003 |
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29.35 |
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1963 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.08 |
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29.83 |
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29.96 |
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+00.12 |
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30.27 |
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2003 |
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29.62 |
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1963 |
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| Average Wind |
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2.6 |
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5.5 |
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5.6 |
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-3.0 |
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16.5 |
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1955 |
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2.0 |
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2013 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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13 |
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15 |
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20 |
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46 |
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1955 |
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11 |
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2003 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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81 |
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74 |
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+1 |
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104 |
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2016 |
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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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71.2 |
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73.8 |
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71.7 |
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-0.5 |
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77.5 |
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2016 |
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68.2 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.9 |
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71.4 |
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68.9 |
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-0.0 |
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74.3 |
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2012 |
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65.8 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.1 |
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72.6 |
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70.3 |
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-0.3 |
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75.6 |
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2012 |
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67.3 |
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2006 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:52:57 AM |
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5:23:08 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:46:58 PM |
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8:16:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:54:01 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
13, 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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85.1 |
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81.8 |
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79.0 |
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+6.1 |
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85.1 |
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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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65.1 |
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64.8 |
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+4.7 |
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72.0 |
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in |
1988 |
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56.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.5 |
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73.7 |
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71.9 |
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+5.5 |
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78.7 |
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1988 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.55 |
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.66 |
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1.53 |
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-.98 |
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7.09 |
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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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162 |
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113 |
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98 |
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+64 |
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178 |
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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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67.8 |
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68.5 |
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+5.1 |
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74.2 |
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2018 |
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59.1 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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65.3 |
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59.0 |
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60.3 |
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+5.0 |
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69.3 |
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in |
2003 |
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47.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69.4 |
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63.4 |
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64.4 |
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+5.0 |
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71.4 |
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2003 |
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53.5 |
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1964 |
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August 13, 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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22.93 |
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35.89 |
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29.34 |
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-6.41 |
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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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626 |
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533 |
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402 |
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+224 |
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626 |
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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 13, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 13 |
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| Weather History For August 13 |
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