| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, August 24, 2020 |
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| Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy & Fog
PM, Hot and Muggy |
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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
24, 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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86 |
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77 |
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78 |
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+8 |
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89 |
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in |
1980 |
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64 |
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in |
1945 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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70 |
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58 |
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62 |
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+8 |
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71 |
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in |
1998 |
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46 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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78 |
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68 |
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70 |
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+8 |
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78 |
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in |
2020 |
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60 |
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1957 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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.00 |
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2.62 |
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1927 |
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| One
Hour |
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T |
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.00 |
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.78 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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5 |
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in |
1957 |
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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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3 |
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5 |
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+8 |
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13 |
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in |
2020 |
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0 |
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in |
2010 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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58 |
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65 |
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+10 |
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75 |
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in |
2020 |
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43 |
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in |
1987 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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69 |
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51 |
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57 |
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+12 |
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70 |
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in |
1998 |
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36 |
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in |
1959 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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72 |
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55 |
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61 |
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+11 |
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73 |
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in |
1998 |
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40 |
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1987 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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86% |
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91% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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64% |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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68% |
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45% |
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55% |
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+13% |
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91% |
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1961 |
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29% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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83% |
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66% |
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73% |
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+9% |
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96% |
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1961 |
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47% |
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2003 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.04 |
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30.28 |
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30.11 |
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-00.07 |
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30.47 |
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1967 |
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29.79 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.90 |
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30.04 |
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29.91 |
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-00.01 |
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30.28 |
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1967 |
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29.45 |
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1986 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.97 |
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30.16 |
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30.01 |
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-00.04 |
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30.38 |
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1967 |
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29.64 |
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in |
1986 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.5 |
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9.2 |
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5.6 |
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-0.1 |
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14.3 |
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in |
1986 |
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1.7 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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N |
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N |
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W |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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22 |
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21 |
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20 |
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+2 |
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40 |
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1986 |
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10 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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NNE |
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SW |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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94 |
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76 |
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78 |
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+16 |
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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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67.5 |
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74.0 |
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71.2 |
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-3.7 |
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74.9 |
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2015 |
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67.5 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.0 |
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71.6 |
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68.0 |
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-4.0 |
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72.7 |
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in |
2015 |
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62.7 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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65.8 |
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72.8 |
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69.6 |
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-3.9 |
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73.8 |
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in |
2015 |
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65.8 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:04:10 AM |
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5:35:17 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:30:37 PM |
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7:59:29 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:26:27 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
24, 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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83.4 |
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81.7 |
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78.7 |
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+4.8 |
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83.7 |
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1939 |
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72.9 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.4 |
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65.4 |
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64.0 |
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+3.4 |
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68.5 |
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in |
2018 |
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56.6 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.6 |
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73.9 |
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71.3 |
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+4.3 |
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76.0 |
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in |
1939 |
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65.1 |
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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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2.90 |
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-1.50 |
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11.04 |
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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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255 |
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213 |
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163 |
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+92 |
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264 |
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in |
1939 |
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28 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.3 |
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69.2 |
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67.2 |
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+4.1 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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59.2 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.5 |
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60.2 |
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59.2 |
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+4.4 |
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65.6 |
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in |
2018 |
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48.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.4 |
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64.7 |
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63.2 |
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+4.3 |
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69.0 |
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2018 |
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54.0 |
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1964 |
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August 24, 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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30.71 |
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-6.93 |
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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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719 |
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633 |
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467 |
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+252 |
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719 |
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2020 |
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216 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 24, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 24 |
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| Weather History For August 24 |
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