| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2020 |
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| Mostly Cloudy early, Partly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Hot |
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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 29, 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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87 |
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88 |
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80 |
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+7 |
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92 |
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in |
1949 |
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67 |
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1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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70 |
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71 |
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65 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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1995 |
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55 |
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in |
1977 |
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| Average Temperature |
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79 |
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80 |
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73 |
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+6 |
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82 |
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1949 |
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62 |
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1914 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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-.11 |
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2.10 |
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in |
1897 |
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| One
Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.90 |
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2002 |
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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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3 |
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in |
1914 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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14 |
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15 |
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8 |
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+6 |
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17 |
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in |
1949 |
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0 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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71 |
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74 |
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69 |
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+3 |
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75 |
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in |
2016 |
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50 |
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in |
1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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60 |
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69 |
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60 |
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-0 |
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70 |
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2007 |
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44 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66 |
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72 |
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64 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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in |
1995 |
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47 |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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94% |
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94% |
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93% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2016 |
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70% |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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41% |
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59% |
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62% |
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-21% |
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93% |
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1986 |
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33% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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77% |
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78% |
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-10% |
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97% |
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1986 |
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52% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.94 |
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30.01 |
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30.01 |
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-00.07 |
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30.33 |
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in |
1984 |
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29.77 |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.86 |
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29.95 |
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29.82 |
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+00.04 |
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30.24 |
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in |
1996 |
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29.48 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.90 |
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29.98 |
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29.91 |
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-00.01 |
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30.28 |
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1996 |
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29.65 |
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1966 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.9 |
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5.4 |
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5.5 |
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-0.6 |
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11.4 |
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in |
1968 |
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1.6 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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S |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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21 |
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19 |
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20 |
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+1 |
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44 |
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1941 |
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10 |
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1991 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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S |
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NE |
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NNE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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89 |
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96 |
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81 |
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+8 |
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96 |
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2019 |
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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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69.4 |
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73.5 |
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71.6 |
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-2.2 |
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74.6 |
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2006 |
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68.5 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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64.0 |
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70.3 |
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68.0 |
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-4.0 |
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71.1 |
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in |
2007 |
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60.6 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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66.7 |
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71.9 |
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69.8 |
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-3.1 |
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72.4 |
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in |
2007 |
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66.3 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:38:27 AM |
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5:07:10 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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8:04:56 PM |
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8:36:13 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:26:29 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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Midnight temp of 78° broke record of 77° set
in 1995 |
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July 29, 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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83.3 |
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83.9 |
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79.2 |
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+4.1 |
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84.8 |
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1952 |
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74.0 |
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1902 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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67.0 |
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65.9 |
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63.7 |
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+3.3 |
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70.0 |
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in |
2013 |
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59.3 |
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in |
1962 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75.5 |
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74.9 |
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71.5 |
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+4.0 |
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76.2 |
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in |
2013 |
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67.8 |
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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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3.16 |
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-1.86 |
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8.73 |
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in |
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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28 |
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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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304 |
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295 |
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199 |
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+105 |
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326 |
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in |
2013 |
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95 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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71.6 |
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70.3 |
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67.5 |
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+4.2 |
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73.4 |
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2013 |
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61.9 |
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1962 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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63.6 |
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61.9 |
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58.8 |
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+4.8 |
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67.4 |
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2013 |
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52.0 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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67.6 |
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66.1 |
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63.1 |
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+4.5 |
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70.4 |
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2013 |
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57.1 |
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1965 |
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July 29, 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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27.59 |
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-5.27 |
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41.06 |
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in |
1998 |
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14.31 |
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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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28 |
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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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437 |
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390 |
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288 |
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+149 |
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463 |
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in |
2010 |
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120 |
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1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For July 29, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for July 29 |
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| Weather History For July 29 |
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