| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy to Cloudy and Rain PM, Light Winds with
Seasonal Temperatures |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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August
27, 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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76 |
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72 |
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77 |
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-1 |
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97 |
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1948 |
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62 |
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1927 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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61 |
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52 |
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61 |
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+0 |
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73 |
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1948 |
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49 |
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1954 |
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| Average Temperature |
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69 |
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62 |
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69 |
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+0 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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59 |
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1927 |
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| Precipitation |
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.17 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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+.04 |
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2.28 |
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in |
1922 |
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| One Hour |
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.09 |
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.00 |
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.49 |
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in |
1972 |
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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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3 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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6 |
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1927 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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4 |
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0 |
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5 |
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-1 |
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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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64 |
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61 |
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64 |
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-0 |
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74 |
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in |
1994 |
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51 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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47 |
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50 |
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56 |
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-9 |
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69 |
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in |
1999 |
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41 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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56 |
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56 |
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60 |
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-4 |
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71 |
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2011 |
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46 |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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95% |
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96% |
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93% |
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+2% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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74% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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52% |
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58% |
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59% |
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-7% |
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94% |
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1976 |
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33% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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77% |
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76% |
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-2% |
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97% |
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1976 |
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55% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.87 |
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30.16 |
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30.09 |
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-00.22 |
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30.34 |
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1944 |
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29.82 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.63 |
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30.04 |
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29.90 |
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-00.27 |
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30.21 |
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2017 |
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29.51 |
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1986 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.75 |
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30.10 |
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29.99 |
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-00.24 |
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30.24 |
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2017 |
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29.72 |
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1986 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.0 |
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3.8 |
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5.2 |
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-1.2 |
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11.3 |
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1974 |
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2.4 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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19 |
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15 |
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+0 |
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32 |
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1974 |
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11 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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74 |
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72 |
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-5 |
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1959 |
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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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64.4 |
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71.1 |
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71.0 |
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-6.6 |
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74.7 |
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2015 |
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64.4 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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62.8 |
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69.2 |
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68.2 |
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-5.4 |
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72.8 |
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2015 |
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62.7 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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63.6 |
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70.2 |
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69.6 |
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-6.0 |
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73.8 |
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2015 |
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63.6 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:07:12 AM |
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5:38:33 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:25:51 PM |
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7:54:30 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:18:39 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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August
27, 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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83.2 |
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80.7 |
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78.5 |
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+4.7 |
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83.2 |
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2020 |
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73.3 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.1 |
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64.3 |
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63.7 |
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+3.3 |
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67.7 |
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2018 |
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56.9 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.4 |
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72.8 |
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71.1 |
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+4.3 |
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75.6 |
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1939 |
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65.4 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.57 |
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1.64 |
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3.29 |
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-1.72 |
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11.69 |
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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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3 |
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2 |
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-2 |
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31 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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280 |
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213 |
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+102 |
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285 |
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1939 |
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36 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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70.8 |
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68.3 |
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66.9 |
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+3.9 |
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71.9 |
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2018 |
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59.6 |
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1964 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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62.1 |
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59.3 |
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58.8 |
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+3.2 |
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64.8 |
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2018 |
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49.3 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66.4 |
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63.8 |
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62.9 |
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+3.6 |
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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 27, 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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23.95 |
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36.87 |
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31.10 |
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-7.15 |
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44.79 |
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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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3 |
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5 |
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31 |
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1905 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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744 |
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633 |
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482 |
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+262 |
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744 |
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2020 |
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233 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 27, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 27 |
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| Weather History For August 27 |
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