| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy and Fog PM,
Breezy and Very Warm |
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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
24, 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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54 |
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45 |
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40 |
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+14 |
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67 |
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2015 |
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19 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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42 |
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32 |
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26 |
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+16 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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2 |
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1943 |
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| Average Temperature |
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48 |
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39 |
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33 |
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+15 |
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61 |
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2015 |
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11 |
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1943 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.83 |
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in |
1994 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.45 |
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1994 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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7.2 |
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1912 |
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| Snow
Depth |
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1 |
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0 |
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16 |
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in |
2009 |
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| HDD |
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17 |
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26 |
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32 |
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-15 |
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54 |
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1943 |
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4 |
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2015 |
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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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53 |
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32 |
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32 |
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+22 |
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64 |
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in |
2015 |
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6 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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36 |
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17 |
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15 |
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+21 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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-11 |
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1975 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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45 |
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25 |
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23 |
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+22 |
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59 |
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2015 |
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-1 |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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96% |
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79% |
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88% |
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+8% |
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100% |
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2015 |
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56% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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80% |
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40% |
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58% |
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+22% |
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98% |
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2014 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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88% |
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60% |
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73% |
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+15% |
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99% |
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2014 |
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46% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.37 |
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30.20 |
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30.16 |
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+00.21 |
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30.68 |
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1949 |
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29.59 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.91 |
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29.85 |
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29.80 |
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+00.11 |
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30.52 |
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1959 |
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29.19 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.14 |
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30.03 |
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29.98 |
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+00.16 |
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30.58 |
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1959 |
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29.41 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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10.1 |
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6.2 |
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7.7 |
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+2.4 |
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18.5 |
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in |
1994 |
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2.1 |
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1959 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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N |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High Wind Gust |
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35 |
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22 |
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26 |
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+9 |
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61 |
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1994 |
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11 |
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1982 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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N |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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N |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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39 |
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28 |
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18 |
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+21 |
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-17 |
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1975 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.7 |
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40.3 |
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44.5 |
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+1.2 |
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51.5 |
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2015 |
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40.3 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.0 |
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37.0 |
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42.2 |
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+0.8 |
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50.3 |
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in |
2015 |
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37.0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.4 |
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38.7 |
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43.4 |
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+1.0 |
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50.9 |
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in |
2015 |
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38.7 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:10:02 AM |
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6:38:44 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:20:57 PM |
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4:52:15 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:55 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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December
24, 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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42.9 |
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41.8 |
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43.0 |
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-0.1 |
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54.5 |
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in |
2015 |
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31.0 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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31.5 |
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28.4 |
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29.2 |
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+2.3 |
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42.0 |
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in |
2015 |
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14.7 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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37.4 |
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35.4 |
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36.0 |
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+1.4 |
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48.6 |
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in |
2015 |
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23.1 |
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1989 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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4.25 |
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5.28 |
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3.44 |
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+.81 |
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9.27 |
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in |
1936 |
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.45 |
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1943 |
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| Total Snow |
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7.4 |
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8.4 |
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5.5 |
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+1.9 |
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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 |
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662 |
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710 |
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689 |
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-27 |
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1006 |
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in |
1989 |
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394 |
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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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in |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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36.6 |
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35.3 |
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34.9 |
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+1.7 |
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49.4 |
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2015 |
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15.5 |
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1989 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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24.0 |
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20.6 |
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19.6 |
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+4.4 |
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37.0 |
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in |
2015 |
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-1.3 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30.5 |
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28.3 |
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27.3 |
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+3.2 |
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43.4 |
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in |
2015 |
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7.1 |
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in |
1989 |
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December 24, 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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41.13 |
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54.78 |
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47.42 |
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-6.29 |
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65.27 |
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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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6.6 |
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+1.4 |
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21.3 |
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1898 |
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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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1455 |
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1700 |
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1721 |
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-266 |
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2234 |
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1904 |
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1189 |
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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 24, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for December 24 |
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| Weather History For December 24 |
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