| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy and Light Fog early then Partly Cloudy and Hot
and Less Humid |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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August
14, 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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81 |
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79 |
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+11 |
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92 |
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in |
1918 |
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65 |
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1946 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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66 |
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64 |
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+3 |
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75 |
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1988 |
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48 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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79 |
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74 |
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71 |
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+8 |
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82 |
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in |
1918 |
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60 |
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1964 |
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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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2.34 |
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in |
1942 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.84 |
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in |
1963 |
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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 |
1964 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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14 |
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9 |
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7 |
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+7 |
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17 |
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in |
1918 |
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0 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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71 |
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71 |
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67 |
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+4 |
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78 |
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in |
2016 |
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47 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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60 |
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62 |
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59 |
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+1 |
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73 |
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in |
2005 |
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38 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66 |
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67 |
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63 |
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+3 |
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75 |
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2005 |
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43 |
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1964 |
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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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73% |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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40% |
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68% |
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58% |
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-18% |
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92% |
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1984 |
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37% |
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1964 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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83% |
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76% |
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-8% |
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96% |
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1984 |
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55% |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.07 |
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29.95 |
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30.05 |
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+00.02 |
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30.39 |
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1931 |
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29.74 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.76 |
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29.87 |
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+00.10 |
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30.17 |
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2003 |
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29.25 |
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1963 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.02 |
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29.86 |
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29.96 |
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+00.06 |
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30.22 |
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2003 |
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29.50 |
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1963 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.3 |
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5.2 |
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5.8 |
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-1.5 |
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12.6 |
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in |
2000 |
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2.3 |
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2017 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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N |
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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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19 |
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19 |
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21 |
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-2 |
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37 |
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in |
1963 |
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10 |
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2017 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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93 |
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84 |
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81 |
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+12 |
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101 |
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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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70.7 |
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73.4 |
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71.9 |
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-1.2 |
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76.7 |
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2016 |
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68.2 |
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2000 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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67.3 |
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70.9 |
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68.7 |
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-1.4 |
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74.5 |
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in |
2012 |
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65.3 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.0 |
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72.2 |
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70.3 |
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-1.3 |
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75.6 |
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in |
2012 |
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67.1 |
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1996 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:53:58 AM |
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5:24:15 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:45:34 PM |
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8:15:17 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:51:36 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
14, 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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85.4 |
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81.7 |
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79.0 |
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+6.4 |
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85.4 |
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2020 |
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71.8 |
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1903 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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69.4 |
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65.1 |
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64.8 |
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+4.6 |
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72.2 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.8 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.6 |
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73.7 |
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71.9 |
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+5.7 |
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78.8 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.4 |
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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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1.65 |
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-1.10 |
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7.15 |
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in |
1946 |
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.01 |
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1973 |
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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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19 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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176 |
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122 |
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105 |
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+71 |
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193 |
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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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73.4 |
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68.0 |
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68.3 |
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+5.0 |
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74.3 |
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2018 |
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58.2 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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64.9 |
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59.2 |
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60.2 |
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+4.7 |
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69.1 |
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in |
2003 |
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47.2 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69.1 |
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63.7 |
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64.3 |
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+4.9 |
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71.2 |
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2003 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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August 14, 2020 |
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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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29.46 |
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-6.53 |
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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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19 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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640 |
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542 |
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409 |
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+231 |
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640 |
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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 14, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 14 |
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| Weather History For August 14 |
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