Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 |
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Clear early, Partly Cloudy Day to Cloudy PM, Windy and
Continued Very Warm |
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Climate
Normal Period |
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Climate Record Period |
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1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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March 14, 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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48 |
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45 |
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+9 |
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62 |
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2002 |
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26 |
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1896 |
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Minimum
Temperature |
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39 |
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37 |
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30 |
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+9 |
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46 |
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1927 |
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10 |
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1896 |
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Average Temperature |
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47 |
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43 |
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37 |
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+10 |
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51 |
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2012 |
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18 |
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1896 |
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Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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-.17 |
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1.68 |
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in |
1958 |
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One Hour |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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in |
1958 |
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Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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5.9 |
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1958 |
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Snow
Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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14 |
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1939 |
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HDD |
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18 |
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22 |
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27 |
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-9 |
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47 |
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1896 |
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14 |
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2012 |
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CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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Maximum Dew Point |
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33 |
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41 |
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34 |
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-1 |
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52 |
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in |
1977 |
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7 |
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1992 |
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Minimum
Dew Point |
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26 |
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31 |
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19 |
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+7 |
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42 |
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2010 |
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-3 |
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1981 |
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Average Dew Point |
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30 |
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36 |
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26 |
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+4 |
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45 |
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2010 |
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4 |
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1992 |
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Maximum Humidity |
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62% |
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88% |
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89% |
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-27% |
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100% |
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2015 |
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50% |
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1974 |
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Minimum
Humidity |
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41% |
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67% |
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55% |
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-14% |
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97% |
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1986 |
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23% |
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1982 |
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Average Humidity |
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52% |
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78% |
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72% |
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-21% |
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99% |
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1986 |
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42% |
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1992 |
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Maximum Barometer |
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30.32 |
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30.34 |
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30.07 |
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+00.25 |
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30.65 |
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1968 |
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29.53 |
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2018 |
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Minimum
Barometer |
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30.03 |
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30.13 |
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29.69 |
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+00.34 |
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30.28 |
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1995 |
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28.50 |
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1993 |
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Average Barometer |
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30.18 |
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30.24 |
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29.88 |
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+00.29 |
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30.36 |
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1995 |
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29.23 |
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1993 |
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Average Wind |
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11.9 |
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8.2 |
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8.5 |
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+3.4 |
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19.5 |
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1993 |
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2.0 |
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in |
1994 |
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Direction |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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S |
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W |
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High Wind Gust |
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31 |
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21 |
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27 |
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+4 |
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61 |
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1993 |
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13 |
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1983 |
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Direction |
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NW |
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SSE |
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S |
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SW |
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N |
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Wind Chill |
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34 |
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33 |
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22 |
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+12 |
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-8 |
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1993 |
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Maximum Water Temp |
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39.7 |
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37.9 |
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39.9 |
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-0.2 |
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47.1 |
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2012 |
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35.9 |
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2003 |
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Minimum
Water Temp |
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38.3 |
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36.1 |
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37.9 |
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+0.4 |
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44.3 |
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2012 |
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33.6 |
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2003 |
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Average Water Temp |
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39.0 |
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37.0 |
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39.0 |
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+0.0 |
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45.7 |
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2012 |
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34.8 |
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2003 |
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Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:56:12 AM |
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6:28:42 AM |
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Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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6:51:55 PM |
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7:19:25 PM |
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Length Of Day |
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11:55:43 |
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Special Conditions |
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None |
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Comments |
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March 14, 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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52.1 |
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38.9 |
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43.7 |
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+8.4 |
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52.1 |
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2020 |
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33.1 |
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1916 |
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Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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35.6 |
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25.6 |
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28.4 |
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+7.3 |
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36.9 |
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1973 |
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19.3 |
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1950 |
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Average Temperature |
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43.9 |
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32.3 |
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35.8 |
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+8.1 |
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44.4 |
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1973 |
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27.3 |
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1916 |
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Total
Precipitation |
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.80 |
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2.41 |
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2.29 |
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-1.49 |
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5.49 |
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in |
1983 |
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.04 |
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1915 |
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Total Snow |
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0.6 |
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9.6 |
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2.9 |
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-2.3 |
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18.9 |
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in |
1941 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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Total
HDD |
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293 |
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454 |
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405 |
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-112 |
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525 |
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1916 |
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284 |
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1973 |
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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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Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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39.3 |
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29.1 |
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32.1 |
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+7.2 |
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40.7 |
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1973 |
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18.8 |
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1960 |
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Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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24.0 |
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15.6 |
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17.0 |
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+7.0 |
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30.0 |
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1973 |
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3.9 |
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1980 |
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Average Dew Point |
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31.6 |
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22.3 |
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24.5 |
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+7.1 |
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35.4 |
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1973 |
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13.1 |
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1960 |
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March 14, 2020 |
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Record |
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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6.61 |
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11.52 |
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9.49 |
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-2.88 |
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19.20 |
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1979 |
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4.43 |
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1980 |
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Total
Snow (since Jul 1 18) |
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12.8 |
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20.9 |
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28.6 |
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-15.8 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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Total HDD (since Jul 1
18) |
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3854 |
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4342 |
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4356 |
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-502 |
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5274 |
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1905 |
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3496 |
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2016 |
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Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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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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Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 14, 2020 |
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Climate Weather for March 14 |
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Weather History For March 14 |
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