| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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| Cloudy to Clear PM, Continued Cold |
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| Climate
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
18, 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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29 |
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37 |
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41 |
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-12 |
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60 |
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in |
1984 |
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11 |
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1919 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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22 |
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22 |
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27 |
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-5 |
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47 |
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1996 |
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-3 |
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1919 |
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| Average Temperature |
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26 |
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30 |
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34 |
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50 |
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2012 |
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4 |
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1919 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.01 |
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.14 |
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-.14 |
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1.46 |
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in |
1954 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.44 |
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in |
1954 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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6.6 |
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1904 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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7 |
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T |
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12 |
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in |
1904 |
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| HDD |
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39 |
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35 |
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31 |
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+8 |
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61 |
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in |
1919 |
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15 |
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2012 |
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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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20 |
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29 |
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33 |
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-13 |
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54 |
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in |
2016 |
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4 |
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in |
2009 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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13 |
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11 |
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17 |
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-4 |
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47 |
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1996 |
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-10 |
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1979 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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17 |
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20 |
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25 |
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-8 |
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50 |
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1996 |
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-1 |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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88% |
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95% |
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84% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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51% |
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1978 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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56% |
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62% |
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54% |
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+2% |
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96% |
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1996 |
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26% |
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2002 |
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| Average Humidity |
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72% |
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79% |
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69% |
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+3% |
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98% |
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1996 |
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43% |
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1978 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.31 |
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29.87 |
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30.14 |
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+00.17 |
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30.59 |
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1957 |
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29.59 |
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2001 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.08 |
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29.62 |
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29.80 |
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+00.28 |
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30.38 |
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1957 |
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29.14 |
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2001 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.20 |
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29.75 |
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29.97 |
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+00.23 |
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30.49 |
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1957 |
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29.37 |
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2001 |
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| Average Wind |
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8.2 |
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12.4 |
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8.6 |
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-0.4 |
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20.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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1.5 |
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in |
1967 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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ESE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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23 |
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33 |
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27 |
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-4 |
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52 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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ESE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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12 |
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8 |
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15 |
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-3 |
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-8 |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.3 |
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41.3 |
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45.5 |
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-0.2 |
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51.5 |
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2011 |
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39.9 |
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2007 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.2 |
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39.1 |
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43.2 |
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+0.0 |
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50.2 |
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in |
2015 |
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37.5 |
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2007 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.3 |
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40.2 |
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44.4 |
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-0.1 |
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50.4 |
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in |
2015 |
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38.7 |
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2007 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:07:15 AM |
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6:35:56 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:17:46 PM |
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4:49:05 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:31 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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December
18, 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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43.7 |
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42.9 |
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43.9 |
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-0.2 |
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54.6 |
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2015 |
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30.7 |
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1904 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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32.0 |
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29.8 |
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30.2 |
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+1.8 |
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41.8 |
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2015 |
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16.4 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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38.1 |
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36.7 |
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37.0 |
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+1.1 |
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48.5 |
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in |
2015 |
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25.1 |
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1904 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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4.23 |
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5.28 |
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2.63 |
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+1.60 |
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7.74 |
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in |
1936 |
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.27 |
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1998 |
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| Total Snow |
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7.4 |
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8.4 |
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3.7 |
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+3.7 |
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21.3 |
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in |
1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Total
HDD |
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485 |
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510 |
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499 |
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-14 |
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719 |
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1904 |
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297 |
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in |
2015 |
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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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in |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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37.2 |
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37.9 |
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35.9 |
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+1.3 |
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49.3 |
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in |
2015 |
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18.1 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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24.1 |
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22.1 |
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20.7 |
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+3.3 |
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37.4 |
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2015 |
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-0.4 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30.8 |
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30.3 |
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28.3 |
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+2.5 |
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43.6 |
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2015 |
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8.8 |
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1989 |
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December 18, 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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41.11 |
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54.78 |
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46.61 |
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-5.50 |
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63.81 |
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in |
1983 |
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27.14 |
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1965 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 20) |
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8.0 |
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8.4 |
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4.8 |
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+3.2 |
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21.3 |
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in |
1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
20) |
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1278 |
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1500 |
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1531 |
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-253 |
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2031 |
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1904 |
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1092 |
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2015 |
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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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in |
2020 |
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290 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 18, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for December 18 |
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| Weather History For December 18 |
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