| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday, July 28, 2020 |
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| Clear to Partly Cloudy PM, Very Hot, Record Breaking Heat |
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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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July 28, 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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93 |
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86 |
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80 |
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+13 |
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93 |
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2020 |
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66 |
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1911 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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75 |
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64 |
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65 |
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+10 |
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75 |
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2020 |
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54 |
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2001 |
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| Average Temperature |
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84 |
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75 |
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73 |
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+11 |
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84 |
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2020 |
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63 |
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1914 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.10 |
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-.10 |
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3.17 |
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2012 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.51 |
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2012 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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2 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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19 |
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10 |
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8 |
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+11 |
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19 |
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2020 |
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0 |
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2001 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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76 |
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73 |
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68 |
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+8 |
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76 |
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2020 |
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56 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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66 |
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60 |
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60 |
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+6 |
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70 |
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2007 |
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47 |
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2001 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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67 |
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64 |
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+7 |
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73 |
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2006 |
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52 |
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2001 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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88% |
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92% |
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93% |
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-5% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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75% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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51% |
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58% |
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62% |
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-11% |
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94% |
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2004 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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70% |
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75% |
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78% |
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-8% |
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97% |
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2004 |
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56% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.86 |
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30.20 |
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30.01 |
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-00.15 |
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30.32 |
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2001 |
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29.67 |
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2014 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.70 |
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30.01 |
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29.83 |
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-00.13 |
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30.21 |
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1996 |
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29.44 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.78 |
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30.11 |
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29.92 |
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-00.14 |
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30.26 |
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1996 |
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29.57 |
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2014 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.0 |
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7.2 |
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5.4 |
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+0.6 |
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10.3 |
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1969 |
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2.1 |
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2004 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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S |
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S |
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S |
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N |
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| High Wind Gust |
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28 |
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23 |
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+8 |
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42 |
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1989 |
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12 |
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2011 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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S |
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NNW |
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S |
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| High
Heat Index |
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104 |
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93 |
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+22 |
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104 |
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2020 |
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| Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.1 |
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73.2 |
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71.6 |
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-0.5 |
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74.5 |
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2007 |
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68.2 |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.2 |
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69.9 |
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68.2 |
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-2.0 |
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71.1 |
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2007 |
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61.3 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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68.7 |
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71.6 |
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69.9 |
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-1.3 |
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72.8 |
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2007 |
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66.7 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:37:29 AM |
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5:06:05 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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8:05:59 PM |
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8:37:22 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:28:30 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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Record Breaking Heat |
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July 28, 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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83.2 |
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83.8 |
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79.2 |
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+4.0 |
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84.6 |
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1952 |
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73.8 |
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1902 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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66.9 |
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65.7 |
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63.6 |
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+3.3 |
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70.1 |
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2013 |
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59.2 |
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1962 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.4 |
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74.7 |
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71.4 |
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+3.9 |
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76.3 |
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2013 |
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67.6 |
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1902 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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1.30 |
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6.17 |
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3.05 |
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-1.75 |
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8.73 |
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2009 |
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.36 |
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1952 |
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| Total Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Total
Heating Deg Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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25 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total Cooling Deg Days |
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290 |
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280 |
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191 |
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+99 |
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316 |
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in |
2013 |
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87 |
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1902 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.6 |
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70.2 |
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67.4 |
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+4.2 |
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73.4 |
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2013 |
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61.8 |
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1962 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.7 |
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61.6 |
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58.7 |
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+5.0 |
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67.4 |
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2013 |
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52.1 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.7 |
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65.9 |
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63.1 |
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+4.6 |
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70.4 |
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2013 |
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56.9 |
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1962 |
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July 28, 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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22.32 |
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35.23 |
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27.48 |
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-5.16 |
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41.06 |
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in |
1998 |
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13.93 |
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1957 |
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| Total
Snow (since Jul 1 20) |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Total HDD (since Jul 1
20) |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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25 |
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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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423 |
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375 |
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280 |
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+143 |
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450 |
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2010 |
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112 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For July 28, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for July 28 |
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| Weather History For July 28 |
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