| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
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| Dense Fog early, Cloudy Day w/Light Drizzle then Partly
Cloudy PM, Much Warmer and Muggy |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1981- 2010 |
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1893 - 2020 |
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September
3, 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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81 |
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80 |
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75 |
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+6 |
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93 |
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in |
1929 |
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65 |
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1943 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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71 |
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64 |
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60 |
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+11 |
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72 |
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1973 |
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45 |
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1893 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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72 |
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68 |
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+8 |
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82 |
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in |
1929 |
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57 |
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1893 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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.00 |
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2.87 |
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in |
1972 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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.00 |
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.52 |
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2010 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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#N/A |
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0.0 |
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in |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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8 |
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in |
1893 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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11 |
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7 |
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4 |
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+7 |
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17 |
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in |
1929 |
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0 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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68 |
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63 |
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+11 |
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76 |
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in |
2010 |
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48 |
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1960 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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64 |
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61 |
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54 |
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+10 |
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72 |
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1959 |
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39 |
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1967 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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69 |
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65 |
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59 |
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+10 |
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74 |
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1959 |
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45 |
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1960 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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99% |
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95% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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71% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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75% |
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55% |
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60% |
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+15% |
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95% |
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1986 |
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33% |
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1960 |
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| Average Humidity |
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87% |
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75% |
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76% |
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+11% |
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98% |
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1986 |
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54% |
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1960 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.83 |
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30.07 |
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30.10 |
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-00.27 |
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30.48 |
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1986 |
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29.74 |
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1957 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.73 |
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29.95 |
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29.88 |
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-00.15 |
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30.24 |
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1994 |
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29.32 |
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2010 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.78 |
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30.01 |
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29.99 |
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-00.21 |
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30.30 |
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1994 |
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29.63 |
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2010 |
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| Average Wind |
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4.2 |
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5.3 |
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5.9 |
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-1.7 |
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17.9 |
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in |
1972 |
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1.2 |
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2009 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSE |
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SW |
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NNE |
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SE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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16 |
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16 |
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20 |
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-4 |
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48 |
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1972 |
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10 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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NNE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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85 |
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82 |
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77 |
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+8 |
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101 |
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1973 |
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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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69.1 |
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70.4 |
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70.4 |
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-1.3 |
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75.2 |
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2010 |
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65.8 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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67.6 |
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68.7 |
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68.0 |
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-0.4 |
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71.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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64.1 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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68.4 |
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69.6 |
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69.2 |
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-0.8 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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65.0 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:14:49 AM |
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5:46:38 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:13:30 PM |
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7:41:41 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:58:41 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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September
3, 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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76.7 |
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77.3 |
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75.7 |
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+1.0 |
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90.3 |
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1929 |
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66.3 |
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2003 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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64.3 |
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59.7 |
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60.7 |
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+3.7 |
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72.3 |
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1959 |
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50.0 |
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2017 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70.5 |
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68.5 |
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68.2 |
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+2.3 |
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80.0 |
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1898 |
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58.8 |
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2017 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.31 |
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.37 |
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-.06 |
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2.97 |
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in |
1972 |
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.00 |
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2019 |
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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
HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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3 |
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-3 |
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18 |
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in |
2017 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| Total CDD |
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17 |
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11 |
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12 |
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+5 |
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46 |
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1898 |
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0 |
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2017 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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70.0 |
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66.0 |
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63.7 |
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+6.3 |
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74.3 |
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1959 |
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51.7 |
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1970 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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60.0 |
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57.0 |
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54.7 |
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+5.3 |
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71.7 |
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in |
1959 |
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39.7 |
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1991 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65.0 |
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61.5 |
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59.2 |
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+5.8 |
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73.0 |
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in |
1959 |
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46.3 |
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1970 |
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September 3, 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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24.34 |
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37.83 |
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32.01 |
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-7.67 |
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45.30 |
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in |
1998 |
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16.55 |
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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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12 |
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-12 |
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18 |
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in |
2017 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Total CDD
(since Jan 1) |
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783 |
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669 |
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510 |
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+273 |
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783 |
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2020 |
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267 |
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in |
1902 |
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