| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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| Cloudy, Heavy Rain, Light Snow (5p-6p) and Fog, Gusty Winds
and Cooler |
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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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December
5, 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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48 |
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43 |
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45 |
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+3 |
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67 |
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2001 |
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24 |
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1901 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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34 |
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31 |
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32 |
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+2 |
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51 |
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2001 |
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6 |
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1926 |
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| Average Temperature |
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41 |
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37 |
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39 |
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+2 |
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59 |
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in |
2001 |
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18 |
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1926 |
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| Precipitation |
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2.48 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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+2.33 |
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2.81 |
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in |
1993 |
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| One Hour |
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.28 |
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.00 |
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.71 |
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in |
1993 |
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| Snow |
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T |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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8.3 |
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2002 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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2 |
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4 |
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1901 |
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| HDD |
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24 |
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28 |
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26 |
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-2 |
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47 |
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1926 |
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6 |
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2001 |
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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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44 |
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31 |
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37 |
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+7 |
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58 |
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1994 |
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3 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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32 |
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20 |
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23 |
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+10 |
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46 |
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2001 |
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-4 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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38 |
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26 |
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30 |
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+8 |
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50 |
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1951 |
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-1 |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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97% |
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91% |
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86% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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53% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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83% |
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53% |
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56% |
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+27% |
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96% |
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1972 |
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23% |
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1989 |
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| Average Humidity |
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90% |
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72% |
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71% |
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+19% |
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98% |
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1972 |
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42% |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.99 |
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30.15 |
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-00.22 |
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30.77 |
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1971 |
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29.30 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.22 |
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29.48 |
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29.81 |
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-00.59 |
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30.52 |
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2015 |
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29.01 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.58 |
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29.74 |
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29.98 |
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-00.41 |
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30.58 |
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2015 |
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29.16 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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13.6 |
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11.4 |
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8.1 |
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+5.5 |
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18.5 |
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1961 |
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2.4 |
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1963 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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W |
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| High Wind Gust |
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45 |
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31 |
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27 |
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+18 |
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50 |
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1957 |
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12 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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NW |
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NNW |
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N |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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22 |
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23 |
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22 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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51.1 |
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44.1 |
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48.5 |
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+2.6 |
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52.0 |
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2001 |
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43.9 |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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49.1 |
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40.5 |
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45.8 |
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+3.3 |
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50.9 |
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2001 |
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40.3 |
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2007 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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50.1 |
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42.3 |
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47.1 |
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+3.0 |
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51.5 |
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2001 |
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42.1 |
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2007 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:57:23 AM |
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6:26:25 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:15:28 PM |
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4:46:26 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:18:05 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Ice Pellets |
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| Comments |
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Last daily rain over 2 inches was Oct 27, 2019
(2.45 inches) |
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December
5, 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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52.2 |
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39.2 |
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46.2 |
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+6.0 |
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58.6 |
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2001 |
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32.2 |
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1896 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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38.8 |
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27.6 |
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32.6 |
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+6.2 |
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43.8 |
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2001 |
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13.6 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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45.8 |
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33.8 |
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39.4 |
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+6.4 |
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51.6 |
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in |
2001 |
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23.8 |
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1976 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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2.53 |
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.79 |
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.75 |
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+1.78 |
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3.48 |
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1893 |
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2011 |
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| Total Snow |
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T |
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4.2 |
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0.9 |
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-0.9 |
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9.6 |
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2002 |
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0.0 |
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2018 |
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| Total
HDD |
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96 |
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156 |
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127 |
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-31 |
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206 |
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in |
1976 |
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67 |
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2001 |
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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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in |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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44.8 |
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33.0 |
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38.2 |
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+6.6 |
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51.4 |
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1982 |
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14.0 |
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1976 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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29.8 |
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19.6 |
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23.5 |
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+6.3 |
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39.0 |
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1982 |
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-3.8 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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37.6 |
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26.6 |
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30.9 |
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+6.7 |
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45.2 |
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1982 |
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6.6 |
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1989 |
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December 5, 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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39.41 |
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50.29 |
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44.73 |
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-5.32 |
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61.39 |
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1983 |
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24.18 |
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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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4.2 |
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2.0 |
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-1.4 |
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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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889 |
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1146 |
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1159 |
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-270 |
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1498 |
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1904 |
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878 |
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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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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 5, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for December 5 |
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| Weather History For December 5 |
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