| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday, December 19, 2020 |
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| Partly Cloudy to Mostly Cloudy PM, Light Winds and Very Cold |
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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
19, 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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31 |
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22 |
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41 |
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-10 |
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57 |
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1899 |
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19 |
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1919 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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18 |
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13 |
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27 |
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-9 |
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41 |
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1996 |
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3 |
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in |
1919 |
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| Average Temperature |
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25 |
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18 |
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34 |
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-9 |
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48 |
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1899 |
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11 |
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1919 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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T |
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.14 |
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-.14 |
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1.95 |
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in |
1986 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.41 |
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1986 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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T |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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8.8 |
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2008 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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7 |
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T |
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18 |
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1904 |
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| HDD |
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40 |
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47 |
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31 |
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+9 |
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54 |
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in |
1919 |
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17 |
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1899 |
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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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21 |
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11 |
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33 |
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-12 |
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54 |
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in |
1990 |
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4 |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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13 |
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3 |
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17 |
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-4 |
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41 |
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1996 |
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-14 |
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1979 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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17 |
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7 |
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25 |
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-8 |
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45 |
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1996 |
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0 |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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84% |
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71% |
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83% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2001 |
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57% |
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1978 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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59% |
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54% |
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54% |
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+5% |
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96% |
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1993 |
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33% |
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2009 |
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| Average Humidity |
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72% |
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63% |
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68% |
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+3% |
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98% |
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1993 |
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46% |
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1978 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.40 |
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30.31 |
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30.17 |
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+00.23 |
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30.74 |
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1991 |
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29.68 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.30 |
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29.87 |
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29.84 |
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+00.46 |
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30.46 |
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1964 |
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29.25 |
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1969 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.35 |
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30.09 |
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30.00 |
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+00.35 |
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30.55 |
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1964 |
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29.51 |
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1986 |
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| Average Wind |
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3.5 |
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16.0 |
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8.2 |
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-4.7 |
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18.5 |
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in |
1977 |
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3.0 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NE |
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E |
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| High Wind Gust |
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13 |
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39 |
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26 |
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-13 |
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49 |
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1986 |
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13 |
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2020 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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WNW |
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SW |
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ENE |
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NNW |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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10 |
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-4 |
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13 |
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-3 |
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-11 |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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44.6 |
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41.0 |
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45.3 |
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-0.7 |
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50.4 |
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2006 |
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40.6 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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38.4 |
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42.5 |
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+0.1 |
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48.7 |
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in |
2015 |
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37.9 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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43.6 |
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39.7 |
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43.9 |
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-0.3 |
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49.5 |
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in |
2015 |
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39.3 |
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2018 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:07:48 AM |
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6:36:29 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:18:12 PM |
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4:49:32 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:24 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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December
19, 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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43.0 |
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41.8 |
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43.7 |
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-0.7 |
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53.8 |
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2015 |
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31.3 |
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1904 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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31.3 |
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28.9 |
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30.0 |
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+1.3 |
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41.4 |
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in |
2015 |
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16.2 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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37.4 |
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35.7 |
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36.8 |
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+0.5 |
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47.9 |
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in |
2015 |
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24.9 |
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1989 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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4.23 |
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5.28 |
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2.77 |
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+1.46 |
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7.88 |
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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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4.0 |
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+3.4 |
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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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525 |
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557 |
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530 |
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761 |
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in |
1989 |
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325 |
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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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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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36.3 |
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36.5 |
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35.7 |
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+0.6 |
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48.5 |
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2015 |
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17.9 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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23.5 |
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21.1 |
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20.5 |
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+2.9 |
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36.2 |
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2015 |
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-0.2 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30.1 |
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29.1 |
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28.1 |
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+2.0 |
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42.5 |
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2015 |
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8.9 |
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1989 |
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December 19, 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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46.75 |
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-5.64 |
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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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5.1 |
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+2.9 |
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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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1318 |
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1547 |
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1562 |
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-244 |
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2066 |
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1904 |
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1120 |
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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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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 19, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for December 19 |
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| Weather History For December 19 |
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