| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
August 22, 2021 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain & Windy, Cooler, TS Henri made landfall on Block Island &
Westerly RI @ 1215pm |
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Climate Normal Period |
Climate
Record Period |
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1991 - 2020 |
1893 -
2021 |
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August 22, 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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75 |
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87 |
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78 |
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-3 |
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90 |
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in |
1976 |
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66 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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69 |
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68 |
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63 |
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+6 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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72 |
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78 |
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71 |
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+1 |
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80 |
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in |
2019 |
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58 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.7 |
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83.1 |
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79.0 |
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+1.7 |
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84.1 |
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1937 |
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72.7 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg Min Temperature |
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66.5 |
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67.3 |
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64.2 |
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+2.3 |
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69.4 |
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2018 |
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56.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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73.9 |
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75.5 |
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71.6 |
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+2.2 |
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76.4 |
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1937 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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78 |
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93 |
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79 |
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-1 |
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103 |
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1976 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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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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7 |
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1982 |
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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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26 |
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in |
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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1914 |
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0 |
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2020 |
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| CDD |
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7 |
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13 |
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6 |
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+1 |
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15 |
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2019 |
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0 |
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2007 |
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| Month CDD |
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195 |
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230 |
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157 |
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+38 |
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251 |
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1937 |
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21 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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585 |
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694 |
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+100 |
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694 |
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2020 |
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214 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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73 |
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67 |
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+7 |
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78 |
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1976 |
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45 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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68 |
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65 |
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59 |
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+9 |
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72 |
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2009 |
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36 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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69 |
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63 |
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+8 |
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74 |
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2019 |
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41 |
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1988 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.6 |
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71.0 |
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68.5 |
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+3.1 |
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73.2 |
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2018 |
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58.5 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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63.6 |
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63.3 |
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60.3 |
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+3.3 |
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66.9 |
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2003 |
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47.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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67.6 |
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67.2 |
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64.4 |
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+3.3 |
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70.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.1 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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1.00 |
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.34 |
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+.88 |
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2.21 |
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1908 |
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| One Hour |
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.33 |
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.34 |
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.87 |
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1977 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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1.52 |
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2.70 |
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5.94 |
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2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.21 |
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1.40 |
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2.63 |
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+2.58 |
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9.62 |
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1946 |
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.16 |
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1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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28.04 |
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23.78 |
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28.28 |
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-.24 |
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43.94 |
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1983 |
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15.70 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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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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0 |
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0 |
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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
22, 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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94% |
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94% |
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+5% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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67% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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94% |
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50% |
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58% |
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+36% |
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94% |
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2021 |
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34% |
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2005 |
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| Average Humidity |
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97% |
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72% |
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76% |
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+21% |
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97% |
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2021 |
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54% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.90 |
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29.98 |
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30.07 |
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-00.17 |
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30.49 |
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1957 |
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29.78 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.54 |
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29.89 |
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29.87 |
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-00.33 |
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30.30 |
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1957 |
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29.54 |
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2021 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.72 |
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29.94 |
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29.97 |
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-00.25 |
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30.40 |
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1957 |
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29.70 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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13.3 |
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4.5 |
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5.6 |
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+7.7 |
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13.3 |
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2021 |
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2.0 |
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1976 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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SW |
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SSW |
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S |
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SSE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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42 |
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+22 |
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42 |
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2021 |
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11 |
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1976 |
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| Direction |
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E |
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SW |
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E |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.9 |
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66.7 |
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71.2 |
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+1.7 |
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76.6 |
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2003 |
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66.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.2 |
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64.2 |
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68.5 |
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+2.7 |
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72.4 |
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2015 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.1 |
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65.5 |
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69.9 |
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+2.2 |
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73.5 |
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2015 |
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65.5 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:02:25 AM |
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5:33:24 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:33:18 PM |
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8:02:18 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:30:53 |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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TS Henri makes landfall @ Block Island &
Westerly RI |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 22, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for August 22 |
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| Weather History For August 22 |
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