| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 5, 2021 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Morning Reord Breaking Rain & Fog, Continued Cool |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1991- 2020 |
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1893 - 2021 |
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August 5, 2021 |
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Record |
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Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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70 |
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86 |
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80 |
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-10 |
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94 |
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1944 |
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61 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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64 |
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69 |
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65 |
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-1 |
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75 |
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in |
2012 |
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54 |
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in |
1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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78 |
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72 |
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-5 |
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83 |
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1944 |
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59 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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75.0 |
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85.8 |
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80.0 |
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-5.0 |
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90.2 |
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1975 |
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70.8 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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60.2 |
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70.0 |
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65.0 |
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-4.8 |
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72.4 |
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1979 |
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55.0 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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68.0 |
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78.0 |
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72.0 |
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-4.0 |
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80.8 |
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in |
1975 |
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63.8 |
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in |
1964 |
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| HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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6 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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9 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2021 |
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| Season 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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34 |
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in |
1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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2 |
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13 |
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8 |
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-6 |
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18 |
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in |
1944 |
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0 |
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2004 |
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| Month CDD |
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15 |
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65 |
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40 |
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-25 |
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79 |
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1975 |
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3 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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405 |
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529 |
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368 |
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+37 |
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529 |
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2020 |
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168 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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69 |
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74 |
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69 |
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+0 |
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77 |
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2012 |
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54 |
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1972 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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63 |
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66 |
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61 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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2012 |
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44 |
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2013 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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66 |
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70 |
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65 |
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+1 |
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75 |
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2012 |
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49 |
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1972 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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66.0 |
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75.4 |
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69.0 |
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-3.0 |
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75.4 |
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2020 |
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56.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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57.8 |
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66.2 |
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61.6 |
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-3.8 |
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70.0 |
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1979 |
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47.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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61.9 |
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70.8 |
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65.0 |
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-3.1 |
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71.9 |
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2012 |
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52.0 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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1.81 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+1.69 |
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1.81 |
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2021 |
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| One Hour |
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.44 |
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.00 |
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.44 |
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2021 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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2.65 |
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.00 |
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2.65 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.61 |
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.12 |
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.59 |
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+3.02 |
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3.61 |
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2021 |
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.00 |
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2012 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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26.44 |
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22.50 |
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26.24 |
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+.20 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.69 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Month Snow |
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#N/A |
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| Season Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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August
5, 2021 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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99% |
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95% |
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94% |
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+5% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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78% |
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1973 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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91% |
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58% |
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61% |
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+30% |
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91% |
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2021 |
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33% |
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2013 |
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| Average Humidity |
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95% |
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77% |
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77% |
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+18% |
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95% |
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2021 |
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57% |
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2013 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.11 |
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30.04 |
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30.03 |
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+00.08 |
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30.40 |
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1985 |
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29.67 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.02 |
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29.93 |
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29.85 |
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+00.17 |
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30.23 |
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1996 |
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29.38 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.07 |
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29.99 |
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29.94 |
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+00.12 |
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30.27 |
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1996 |
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29.58 |
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1989 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.2 |
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7.4 |
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5.9 |
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-0.7 |
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12.4 |
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1988 |
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1.7 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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15 |
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38 |
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1981 |
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10 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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SW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| High
Heat Index |
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73 |
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96 |
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1955 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.7 |
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68.2 |
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72.3 |
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+0.4 |
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76.0 |
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2006 |
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66.9 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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65.1 |
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68.7 |
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+1.5 |
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72.6 |
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2010 |
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64.1 |
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2006 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.5 |
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66.7 |
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70.5 |
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+0.9 |
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74.0 |
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2012 |
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66.3 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:45:08 AM |
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5:14:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:57:09 PM |
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8:27:43 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:12:01 |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record High Rain |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 5, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for August 5 |
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| Weather History For August 5 |
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