| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, December 2, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy PM, Breezer 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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December
2, 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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46 |
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42 |
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47 |
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-1 |
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60 |
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in |
1982 |
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23 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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37 |
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29 |
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33 |
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+4 |
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47 |
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1905 |
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11 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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42 |
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36 |
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40 |
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+2 |
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52 |
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1982 |
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20 |
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1905 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.19 |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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1.70 |
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in |
1981 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.04 |
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.38 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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T |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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3.4 |
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1905 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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T |
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9 |
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1898 |
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| HDD |
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23 |
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29 |
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25 |
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-2 |
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45 |
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1905 |
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13 |
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1982 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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35 |
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40 |
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39 |
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-4 |
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59 |
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in |
1985 |
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10 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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28 |
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27 |
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24 |
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+4 |
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42 |
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2015 |
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-5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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32 |
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34 |
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32 |
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+1 |
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50 |
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2015 |
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8 |
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2003 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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75% |
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95% |
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84% |
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-9% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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52% |
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1999 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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90% |
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52% |
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+8% |
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96% |
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2015 |
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27% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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93% |
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68% |
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-1% |
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98% |
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2015 |
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41% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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29.64 |
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30.17 |
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-00.12 |
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30.77 |
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1986 |
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29.60 |
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1969 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.79 |
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29.38 |
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29.86 |
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-00.07 |
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30.34 |
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in |
1973 |
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28.97 |
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1974 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.92 |
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29.51 |
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30.01 |
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-00.09 |
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30.49 |
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2014 |
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29.34 |
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in |
1985 |
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| Average Wind |
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9.3 |
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19.3 |
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7.6 |
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+1.7 |
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19.3 |
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in |
2019 |
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0.8 |
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in |
1961 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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NNE |
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W |
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NNE |
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NNW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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30 |
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37 |
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25 |
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+5 |
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47 |
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1946 |
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8 |
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1993 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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NE |
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WNW |
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NW |
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ESE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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30 |
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16 |
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22 |
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+8 |
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-6 |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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53.1 |
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44.2 |
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48.9 |
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+4.2 |
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54.3 |
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2006 |
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44.2 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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49.3 |
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41.5 |
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46.6 |
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+2.7 |
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51.8 |
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in |
2001 |
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41.5 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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51.2 |
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42.9 |
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47.7 |
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+3.5 |
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53.0 |
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in |
2006 |
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42.9 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:54:30 AM |
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6:23:40 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:15:53 PM |
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4:46:42 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:21:23 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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December
2, 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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54.0 |
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39.5 |
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47.0 |
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+7.0 |
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61.0 |
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2006 |
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26.5 |
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1896 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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39.5 |
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25.5 |
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33.0 |
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+6.5 |
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47.0 |
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in |
2006 |
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13.5 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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47.0 |
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33.0 |
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40.0 |
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+7.0 |
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54.0 |
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in |
2006 |
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23.5 |
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1896 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.04 |
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.55 |
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.30 |
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-.26 |
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1.76 |
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in |
1981 |
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.00 |
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2011 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.8 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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3.4 |
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in |
1894 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
HDD |
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36 |
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64 |
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50 |
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-14 |
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83 |
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1896 |
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22 |
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2006 |
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| Total CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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in |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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48.0 |
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36.5 |
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39.2 |
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+8.8 |
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59.5 |
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in |
2006 |
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15.5 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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29.5 |
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18.0 |
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24.3 |
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+5.3 |
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38.0 |
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in |
2006 |
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-2.5 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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39.0 |
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27.5 |
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31.7 |
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+7.3 |
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48.8 |
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2006 |
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8.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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December 2, 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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36.92 |
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50.05 |
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44.28 |
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-7.36 |
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60.27 |
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in |
1983 |
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24.15 |
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1957 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 20) |
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0.6 |
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0.8 |
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1.4 |
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-0.8 |
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19.5 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2017 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
20) |
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829 |
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1054 |
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1082 |
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-253 |
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1376 |
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in |
1904 |
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818 |
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2011 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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871 |
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731 |
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563 |
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+308 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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in |
1902 |
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