| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
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| Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Breezy, Low Humidity and Much
Cooler |
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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
26, 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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77 |
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74 |
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77 |
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+0 |
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98 |
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in |
1948 |
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65 |
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1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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62 |
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55 |
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62 |
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+0 |
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73 |
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in |
1900 |
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45 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70 |
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65 |
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69 |
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+1 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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59 |
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in |
1981 |
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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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4.43 |
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in |
1924 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.15 |
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in |
1985 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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6 |
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in |
1981 |
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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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0 |
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5 |
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+0 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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60 |
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60 |
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65 |
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-5 |
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75 |
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in |
1998 |
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50 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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44 |
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52 |
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56 |
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-12 |
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69 |
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in |
2016 |
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41 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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52 |
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56 |
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60 |
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-8 |
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72 |
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2016 |
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46 |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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74% |
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93% |
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93% |
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-19% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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72% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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32% |
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52% |
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57% |
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-25% |
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94% |
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1958 |
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32% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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53% |
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73% |
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75% |
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-22% |
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96% |
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1958 |
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53% |
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2020 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.89 |
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30.26 |
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30.11 |
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-00.22 |
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30.46 |
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1991 |
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29.88 |
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1957 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.76 |
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30.16 |
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29.93 |
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-00.17 |
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30.25 |
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2012 |
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29.58 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.83 |
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30.21 |
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30.02 |
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-00.20 |
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30.31 |
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2004 |
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29.76 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.3 |
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9.5 |
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5.1 |
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+2.2 |
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9.7 |
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in |
1956 |
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1.9 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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23 |
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21 |
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+3 |
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57 |
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1924 |
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10 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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NNE |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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75 |
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74 |
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79 |
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-4 |
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91 |
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2016 |
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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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66.0 |
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72.3 |
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70.9 |
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-4.9 |
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76.0 |
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2015 |
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66.0 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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63.7 |
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69.7 |
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68.3 |
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-4.6 |
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73.4 |
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in |
2015 |
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62.5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.9 |
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71.0 |
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69.6 |
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-4.8 |
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74.7 |
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in |
2015 |
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64.9 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:06:12 AM |
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5:37:28 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:27:27 PM |
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7:56:10 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:21:15 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
26, 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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83.5 |
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81.0 |
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78.5 |
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+4.9 |
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83.5 |
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2020 |
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73.2 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.3 |
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64.7 |
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63.8 |
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+3.5 |
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67.8 |
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1939 |
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56.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.6 |
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73.2 |
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71.2 |
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+4.4 |
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75.8 |
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in |
1939 |
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65.3 |
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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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3.16 |
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-1.76 |
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11.04 |
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in |
1946 |
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.27 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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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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276 |
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213 |
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+103 |
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281 |
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1939 |
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35 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.0 |
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68.6 |
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67.0 |
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+4.0 |
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72.0 |
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2018 |
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59.7 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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62.7 |
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59.7 |
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59.0 |
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+3.7 |
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64.9 |
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2009 |
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49.3 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66.8 |
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64.1 |
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63.0 |
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+3.9 |
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68.4 |
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2018 |
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54.5 |
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1964 |
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August 26, 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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30.97 |
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-7.19 |
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44.74 |
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1998 |
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16.49 |
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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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4 |
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-4 |
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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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740 |
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633 |
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477 |
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+263 |
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740 |
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in |
2020 |
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225 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 26, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 26 |
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| Weather History For August 26 |
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