| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, September 21, 2020 |
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| Clear, Windy and Continued Dry and Cold |
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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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September
21, 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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66 |
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82 |
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70 |
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-4 |
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88 |
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1914 |
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57 |
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1993 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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45 |
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56 |
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55 |
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-10 |
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69 |
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1989 |
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36 |
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1956 |
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| Average Temperature |
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56 |
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69 |
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63 |
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-7 |
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75 |
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1989 |
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48 |
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1956 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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6.52 |
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in |
1961 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.80 |
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1961 |
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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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9 |
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0 |
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3 |
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+6 |
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17 |
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in |
1956 |
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0 |
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in |
2019 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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4 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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10 |
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in |
1989 |
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0 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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45 |
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63 |
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59 |
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-14 |
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71 |
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in |
2014 |
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37 |
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1962 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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35 |
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52 |
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49 |
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-14 |
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68 |
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1989 |
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28 |
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1962 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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40 |
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58 |
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54 |
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-14 |
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69 |
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1989 |
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33 |
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1962 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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79% |
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93% |
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93% |
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-14% |
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100% |
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2016 |
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67% |
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1984 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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32% |
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42% |
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61% |
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-29% |
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93% |
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1986 |
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32% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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56% |
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68% |
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77% |
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-22% |
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97% |
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1986 |
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51% |
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1984 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.56 |
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30.21 |
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30.14 |
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+00.42 |
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30.56 |
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2020 |
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29.62 |
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1976 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.34 |
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30.13 |
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29.92 |
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+00.42 |
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30.34 |
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2020 |
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28.77 |
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1938 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.45 |
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30.17 |
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30.03 |
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+00.42 |
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30.45 |
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2020 |
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29.50 |
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1976 |
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| Average Wind |
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8.2 |
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3.7 |
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6.2 |
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+2.0 |
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22.5 |
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in |
1961 |
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1.2 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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S |
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SSW |
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NNE |
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WSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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29 |
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15 |
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21 |
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+8 |
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116 |
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1938 |
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9 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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S |
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SSW |
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SE |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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62 |
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83 |
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70 |
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84 |
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1989 |
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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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65.1 |
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67.4 |
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67.9 |
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-2.8 |
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71.1 |
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2003 |
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65.1 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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63.7 |
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66.1 |
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65.9 |
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-2.2 |
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68.4 |
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in |
2018 |
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63.7 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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64.4 |
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66.8 |
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66.9 |
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-2.5 |
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69.5 |
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in |
2003 |
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64.4 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:33:03 AM |
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6:05:29 AM |
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| Sunset
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6:42:38 PM |
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7:10:11 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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12:09:35 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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Hurricane of 1938 struck Rhode Island, wind
gust 116 mph |
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September
21, 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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74.4 |
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74.6 |
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73.1 |
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+1.3 |
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81.1 |
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in |
1983 |
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68.4 |
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1913 |
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| Avg
Minimum Temperature |
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57.6 |
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56.2 |
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57.9 |
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-0.3 |
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63.6 |
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1915 |
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53.0 |
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1984 |
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| Average Temperature |
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66.3 |
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65.6 |
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65.5 |
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+0.8 |
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71.8 |
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1961 |
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61.8 |
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1963 |
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| Total
Precipitation |
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.66 |
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.64 |
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2.73 |
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-2.07 |
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9.58 |
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in |
1960 |
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.10 |
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1946 |
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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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46 |
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33 |
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37 |
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+9 |
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96 |
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1956 |
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0 |
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1971 |
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| Total CDD |
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74 |
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45 |
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+23 |
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158 |
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in |
1961 |
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7 |
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1893 |
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| Avg Maximum Dew Point |
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62.4 |
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62.6 |
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61.3 |
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+1.1 |
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68.5 |
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2018 |
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54.9 |
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1984 |
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| Avg
Minimum Dew Point |
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50.6 |
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52.2 |
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52.2 |
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-1.6 |
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60.3 |
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2018 |
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44.2 |
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1984 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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56.7 |
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57.7 |
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56.7 |
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-0.1 |
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64.6 |
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2018 |
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49.5 |
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1984 |
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September 21, 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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24.69 |
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38.47 |
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34.35 |
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-9.66 |
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46.35 |
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in |
1998 |
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17.53 |
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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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46 |
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33 |
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46 |
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+0 |
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96 |
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1956 |
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0 |
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in |
1971 |
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| Total
CDD (since Jan 1) |
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840 |
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703 |
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549 |
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+291 |
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840 |
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in |
2020 |
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282 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For September 21, 2020 |
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| Climate Weather for September 21 |
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| Weather History For September 21 |
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