| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy early then Cloudy, Seasonal Temperatures |
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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
15, 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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75 |
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83 |
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79 |
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-4 |
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91 |
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1928 |
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65 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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64 |
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64 |
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+2 |
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74 |
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2016 |
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53 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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71 |
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74 |
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71 |
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+0 |
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81 |
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2016 |
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61 |
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in |
1992 |
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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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2.69 |
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in |
1973 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.17 |
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in |
2012 |
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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 |
1992 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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6 |
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9 |
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7 |
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-1 |
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16 |
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in |
2016 |
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0 |
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in |
1992 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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67 |
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68 |
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67 |
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+0 |
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76 |
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in |
1959 |
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46 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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62 |
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61 |
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59 |
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+3 |
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70 |
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in |
1989 |
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40 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65 |
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65 |
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63 |
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+2 |
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72 |
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in |
1989 |
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43 |
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1964 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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91% |
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96% |
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92% |
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-1% |
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100% |
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2005 |
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56% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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76% |
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58% |
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61% |
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+15% |
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92% |
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1973 |
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33% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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84% |
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77% |
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77% |
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+7% |
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96% |
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1973 |
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45% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.06 |
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30.07 |
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-00.01 |
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30.40 |
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1946 |
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29.80 |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.95 |
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29.95 |
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29.88 |
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+00.07 |
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30.17 |
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2002 |
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29.48 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.01 |
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29.97 |
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+00.03 |
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30.21 |
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in |
2004 |
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29.67 |
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in |
1953 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.5 |
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5.0 |
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6.0 |
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+1.5 |
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12.4 |
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in |
1988 |
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2.1 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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WSW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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26 |
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17 |
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21 |
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+5 |
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38 |
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in |
1961 |
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11 |
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2017 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SE |
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SW |
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S |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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76 |
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85 |
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80 |
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-4 |
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94 |
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1985 |
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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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68.0 |
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73.3 |
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71.7 |
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-3.7 |
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76.0 |
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2003 |
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68.0 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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65.7 |
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71.3 |
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68.6 |
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-2.9 |
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73.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.8 |
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2004 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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66.9 |
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72.3 |
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70.1 |
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-3.3 |
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74.8 |
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in |
2018 |
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66.5 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:55:00 AM |
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5:25:22 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:44:08 PM |
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8:13:46 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:49:08 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
15, 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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84.7 |
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81.8 |
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79.0 |
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+5.7 |
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84.9 |
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1944 |
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72.3 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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69.1 |
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65.1 |
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64.7 |
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+4.4 |
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72.3 |
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in |
1988 |
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55.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77.1 |
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73.7 |
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71.9 |
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+5.3 |
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78.9 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.3 |
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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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1.77 |
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-1.22 |
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7.15 |
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in |
1946 |
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.07 |
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1940 |
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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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21 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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182 |
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131 |
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112 |
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+70 |
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208 |
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in |
1988 |
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11 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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72.9 |
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68.0 |
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68.2 |
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+4.7 |
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74.2 |
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2018 |
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57.4 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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64.7 |
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59.3 |
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60.1 |
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+4.6 |
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68.3 |
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2003 |
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46.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68.8 |
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63.6 |
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64.2 |
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+4.7 |
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71.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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52.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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August 15, 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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29.58 |
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-6.65 |
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43.87 |
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in |
1983 |
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15.70 |
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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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21 |
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in |
1964 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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646 |
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551 |
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416 |
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+230 |
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646 |
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2020 |
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208 |
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1902 |
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| Climate Weather for August 15 |
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