| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, August 22, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy early to Partly Cloudy Skies, Heavy
Thunderstorm 530pm, Hot and Humid |
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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
22, 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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87 |
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87 |
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78 |
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+9 |
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90 |
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in |
1976 |
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66 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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72 |
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62 |
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+6 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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78 |
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80 |
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70 |
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+8 |
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80 |
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in |
2019 |
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58 |
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1982 |
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| Precipitation |
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.34 |
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.58 |
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.13 |
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+.21 |
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2.21 |
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1908 |
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| One
Hour |
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.34 |
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.58 |
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.87 |
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in |
1977 |
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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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7 |
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in |
1982 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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13 |
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15 |
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5 |
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+8 |
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15 |
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in |
2019 |
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0 |
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in |
2007 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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73 |
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77 |
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65 |
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+8 |
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78 |
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in |
1976 |
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45 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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65 |
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71 |
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57 |
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+8 |
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72 |
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2009 |
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36 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69 |
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74 |
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61 |
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+8 |
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74 |
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in |
2019 |
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41 |
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1988 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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96% |
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93% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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67% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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50% |
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72% |
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57% |
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-7% |
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89% |
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1997 |
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34% |
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2005 |
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| Average Humidity |
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72% |
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84% |
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75% |
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-3% |
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95% |
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1997 |
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54% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.89 |
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30.07 |
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-00.09 |
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30.49 |
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1957 |
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29.78 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.89 |
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29.83 |
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29.87 |
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+00.02 |
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30.30 |
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1957 |
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29.58 |
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1971 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.94 |
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29.86 |
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29.97 |
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-00.04 |
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30.40 |
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1957 |
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29.70 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.5 |
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5.5 |
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5.5 |
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-1.0 |
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11.7 |
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in |
1987 |
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2.0 |
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1976 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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25 |
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18 |
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+5 |
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35 |
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in |
1987 |
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11 |
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1976 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SW |
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SW |
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SSW |
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| High
Heat Index |
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93 |
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98 |
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+14 |
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103 |
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1976 |
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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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66.7 |
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74.3 |
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71.1 |
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-4.4 |
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76.6 |
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2003 |
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66.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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71.9 |
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68.4 |
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-4.2 |
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72.4 |
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2015 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.5 |
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73.1 |
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69.8 |
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-4.3 |
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73.5 |
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2015 |
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65.5 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:02:08 AM |
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5:33:06 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:33:43 PM |
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8:02:45 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:31:35 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Haze, Heavy Thunderstorm |
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| Comments |
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August
22, 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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82.2 |
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78.7 |
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+4.4 |
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84.1 |
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1937 |
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72.7 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.3 |
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65.9 |
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64.2 |
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+3.1 |
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69.4 |
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2018 |
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56.2 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.5 |
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74.4 |
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71.5 |
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+4.0 |
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76.4 |
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in |
1937 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.40 |
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1.49 |
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2.64 |
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-1.24 |
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9.62 |
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in |
1946 |
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.16 |
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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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+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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230 |
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206 |
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153 |
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+77 |
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251 |
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in |
1937 |
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21 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.0 |
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69.6 |
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67.4 |
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+3.6 |
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73.2 |
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2018 |
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58.5 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.3 |
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60.9 |
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59.4 |
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+3.9 |
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66.9 |
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2003 |
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47.8 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.2 |
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65.3 |
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63.4 |
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+3.8 |
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70.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.1 |
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in |
1964 |
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August 22, 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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23.78 |
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36.72 |
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30.45 |
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-6.67 |
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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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694 |
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626 |
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457 |
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+237 |
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694 |
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2020 |
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214 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 22, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 22 |
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| Weather History For August 22 |
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