| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
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| Clear and Seasonal Temperatures |
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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
20, 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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86 |
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78 |
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+2 |
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93 |
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in |
1983 |
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68 |
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1893 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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59 |
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67 |
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63 |
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-4 |
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72 |
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1899 |
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50 |
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1907 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70 |
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77 |
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70 |
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+0 |
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81 |
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1937 |
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62 |
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1998 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.14 |
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in |
1939 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.44 |
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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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3 |
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in |
1998 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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5 |
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12 |
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6 |
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-1 |
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16 |
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in |
1937 |
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0 |
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in |
2008 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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62 |
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68 |
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66 |
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-4 |
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77 |
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in |
2009 |
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51 |
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1975 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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55 |
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58 |
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58 |
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-3 |
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70 |
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in |
2015 |
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44 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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59 |
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63 |
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62 |
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-3 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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48 |
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1981 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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98% |
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93% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2014 |
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73% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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46% |
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46% |
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57% |
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-11% |
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90% |
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1950 |
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33% |
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in |
1987 |
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| Average Humidity |
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70% |
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72% |
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75% |
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-5% |
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94% |
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1950 |
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57% |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.07 |
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30.09 |
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30.06 |
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+00.01 |
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30.49 |
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1996 |
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29.77 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.98 |
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29.87 |
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+00.11 |
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30.29 |
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1996 |
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29.49 |
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in |
1983 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.03 |
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30.04 |
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29.97 |
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+00.06 |
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30.39 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.67 |
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in |
1983 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.0 |
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3.8 |
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5.6 |
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-0.6 |
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10.8 |
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in |
1950 |
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1.6 |
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2012 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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S |
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N |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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20 |
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16 |
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20 |
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+0 |
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41 |
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1904 |
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10 |
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1973 |
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| Direction |
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WSW |
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S |
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SSW |
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SE |
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E |
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| High
Heat Index |
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79 |
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88 |
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79 |
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-0 |
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101 |
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1983 |
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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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65.7 |
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73.7 |
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71.3 |
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-5.6 |
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76.5 |
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2003 |
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65.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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71.5 |
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68.6 |
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-4.4 |
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72.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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63.9 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.0 |
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72.6 |
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69.9 |
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-5.0 |
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74.3 |
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2003 |
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65.0 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:00:05 AM |
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5:30:54 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:36:46 PM |
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8:05:58 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:36:41 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
20, 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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83.1 |
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82.0 |
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78.8 |
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+4.3 |
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84.3 |
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1944 |
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72.5 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.5 |
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65.5 |
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64.4 |
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+3.2 |
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69.9 |
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2018 |
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55.8 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.5 |
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74.0 |
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71.6 |
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+3.9 |
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76.9 |
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in |
1988 |
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64.5 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.06 |
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.91 |
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2.38 |
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-1.32 |
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9.62 |
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in |
1946 |
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.16 |
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in |
1993 |
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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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26 |
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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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210 |
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180 |
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142 |
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+68 |
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237 |
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in |
1988 |
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15 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.1 |
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69.0 |
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67.7 |
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+3.4 |
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73.5 |
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2018 |
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58.0 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.3 |
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60.4 |
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59.6 |
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+3.7 |
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67.2 |
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2018 |
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47.4 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.2 |
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64.7 |
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63.6 |
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+3.6 |
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70.4 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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August 20, 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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23.44 |
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36.14 |
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30.19 |
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-6.75 |
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43.94 |
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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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26 |
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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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674 |
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600 |
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446 |
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+228 |
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674 |
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2020 |
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210 |
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1902 |
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| Climate Weather for August 20 |
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