| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, August 23, 2020 |
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| Clear, Fog and Haze early then Partly Cloudy, Hot and Humid,
Light Winds |
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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
23, 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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75 |
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78 |
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+9 |
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88 |
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in |
1960 |
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63 |
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1937 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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66 |
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63 |
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62 |
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+4 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77 |
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69 |
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70 |
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+7 |
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79 |
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in |
2009 |
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59 |
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1937 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.42 |
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in |
1946 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.07 |
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.51 |
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in |
1955 |
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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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6 |
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in |
1937 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| CDD |
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12 |
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4 |
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5 |
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+7 |
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14 |
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in |
2009 |
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0 |
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in |
2010 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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71 |
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65 |
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+9 |
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74 |
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in |
2020 |
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53 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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64 |
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54 |
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57 |
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+7 |
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70 |
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in |
2009 |
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38 |
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in |
1987 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69 |
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63 |
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61 |
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+8 |
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72 |
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2009 |
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46 |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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94% |
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92% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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72% |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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59% |
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64% |
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56% |
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+3% |
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89% |
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1966 |
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29% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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78% |
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79% |
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74% |
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+3% |
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95% |
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1966 |
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55% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.08 |
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30.04 |
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30.08 |
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-00.00 |
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30.54 |
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1992 |
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29.75 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.98 |
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29.88 |
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29.89 |
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+00.09 |
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30.23 |
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1954 |
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29.47 |
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1971 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.03 |
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29.96 |
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29.99 |
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+00.04 |
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30.35 |
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1954 |
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29.61 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.0 |
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4.3 |
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5.5 |
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-1.5 |
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13.1 |
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in |
2010 |
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1.9 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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NW |
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SSW |
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NE |
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W |
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| High Wind Gust |
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28 |
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15 |
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21 |
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+7 |
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48 |
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1930 |
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10 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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N |
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SW |
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NE |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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92 |
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77 |
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78 |
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+14 |
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2020 |
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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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66.9 |
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74.4 |
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71.2 |
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-4.3 |
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74.9 |
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2003 |
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66.9 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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63.0 |
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72.0 |
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68.4 |
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-5.4 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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63.0 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.0 |
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73.2 |
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69.8 |
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-4.9 |
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73.3 |
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2015 |
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65.0 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:03:09 AM |
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5:34:12 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:32:10 PM |
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8:01:07 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:29:01 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Haze |
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| Comments |
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August
23, 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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83.3 |
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81.9 |
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78.7 |
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+4.6 |
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83.7 |
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1944 |
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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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65.7 |
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64.1 |
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+3.2 |
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69.0 |
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2018 |
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56.4 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.5 |
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74.1 |
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71.4 |
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+4.1 |
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76.0 |
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in |
1939 |
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64.9 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.40 |
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1.64 |
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2.77 |
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-1.37 |
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11.04 |
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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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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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242 |
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210 |
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158 |
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+84 |
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253 |
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1939 |
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23 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.2 |
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69.7 |
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67.3 |
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+3.9 |
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72.8 |
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2018 |
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58.9 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.3 |
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60.6 |
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59.3 |
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+4.0 |
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66.1 |
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2003 |
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48.3 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.2 |
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65.2 |
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63.3 |
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+3.9 |
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69.4 |
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2018 |
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53.6 |
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1964 |
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August 23, 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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36.87 |
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30.58 |
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-6.80 |
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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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706 |
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630 |
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462 |
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+244 |
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706 |
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2020 |
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216 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 23, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 23 |
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| Weather History For August 23 |
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