| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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| Cloudy and Dense Fog early then Partly Cloudy, Light Winds
and Warmer |
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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
28, 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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83 |
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76 |
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77 |
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+6 |
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95 |
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1948 |
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63 |
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1987 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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65 |
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60 |
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61 |
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+4 |
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74 |
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1948 |
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49 |
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1905 |
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| Average Temperature |
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74 |
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68 |
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69 |
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+5 |
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85 |
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1948 |
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60 |
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1908 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.54 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.88 |
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in |
2006 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.24 |
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1.21 |
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in |
2006 |
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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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5 |
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1908 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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9 |
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3 |
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4 |
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+5 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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in |
1996 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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69 |
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71 |
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64 |
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+5 |
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78 |
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in |
2018 |
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48 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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62 |
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57 |
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56 |
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+6 |
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69 |
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2018 |
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38 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66 |
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64 |
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60 |
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+6 |
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74 |
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2018 |
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45 |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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97% |
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93% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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71% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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54% |
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75% |
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59% |
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-5% |
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94% |
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1987 |
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33% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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76% |
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86% |
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76% |
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-0% |
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97% |
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1987 |
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55% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.82 |
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30.05 |
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30.07 |
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-00.25 |
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30.35 |
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2002 |
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29.73 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.70 |
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29.80 |
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29.87 |
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-00.17 |
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30.23 |
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2017 |
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29.12 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.76 |
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29.93 |
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29.97 |
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-00.21 |
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30.29 |
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2002 |
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29.43 |
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2011 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.0 |
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5.7 |
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6.1 |
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-2.1 |
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20.6 |
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2011 |
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1.7 |
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1989 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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E |
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S |
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S |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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18 |
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18 |
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21 |
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-3 |
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55 |
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2011 |
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12 |
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2013 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSE |
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SW |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High
Heat Index |
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85 |
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78 |
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+5 |
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101 |
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2018 |
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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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65.7 |
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70.7 |
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70.8 |
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-5.1 |
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74.5 |
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2018 |
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65.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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62.6 |
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69.0 |
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68.1 |
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-5.5 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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62.5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.2 |
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69.9 |
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69.4 |
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-5.3 |
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73.5 |
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2018 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:08:13 AM |
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5:39:38 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:24:14 PM |
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7:52:49 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:16:01 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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August
28, 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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80.5 |
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78.4 |
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+4.8 |
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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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67.0 |
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64.1 |
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63.6 |
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+3.4 |
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67.9 |
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in |
2018 |
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56.7 |
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1964 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.3 |
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72.6 |
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71.0 |
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+4.3 |
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75.3 |
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in |
2020 |
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65.3 |
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1964 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.57 |
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2.18 |
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3.42 |
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-1.85 |
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11.69 |
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in |
1946 |
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.33 |
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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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3 |
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-3 |
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36 |
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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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289 |
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216 |
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182 |
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+107 |
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289 |
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2020 |
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36 |
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1964 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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70.7 |
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68.4 |
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66.8 |
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+3.9 |
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72.1 |
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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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59.2 |
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58.7 |
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+3.3 |
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65.0 |
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2018 |
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49.4 |
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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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62.8 |
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+3.6 |
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68.6 |
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2018 |
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54.5 |
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1964 |
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August 28, 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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37.41 |
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31.23 |
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-7.28 |
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44.83 |
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in |
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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6 |
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-6 |
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36 |
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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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753 |
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636 |
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486 |
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+267 |
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753 |
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2020 |
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239 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 28, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for August 28 |
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| Weather History For August 28 |
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