| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, August
23, 2021 |
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| Dense Fog
early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy & Heavy PM Rain, Thunder, Breezy,
Remnants From TS Henri |
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Climate Normal Period |
Climate
Record Period |
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1991 - 2020 |
1893 -
2021 |
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August 23, 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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81 |
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87 |
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78 |
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+3 |
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88 |
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in |
1960 |
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63 |
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1937 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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70 |
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66 |
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63 |
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+7 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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77 |
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71 |
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+5 |
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79 |
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2009 |
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59 |
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1937 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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80.7 |
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83.3 |
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78.9 |
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+1.8 |
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83.7 |
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1944 |
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72.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg Min Temperature |
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66.7 |
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67.3 |
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64.2 |
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+2.5 |
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69.0 |
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2018 |
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56.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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74.0 |
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75.5 |
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71.6 |
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+2.3 |
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76.0 |
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1939 |
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64.9 |
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1964 |
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| High Heat
Index |
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87 |
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92 |
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78 |
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+9 |
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92 |
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2020 |
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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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6 |
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1937 |
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0 |
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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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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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11 |
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12 |
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6 |
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+5 |
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14 |
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2009 |
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0 |
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2010 |
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| Month CDD |
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206 |
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242 |
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163 |
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+43 |
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253 |
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1939 |
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23 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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596 |
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706 |
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491 |
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+105 |
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706 |
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2020 |
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216 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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76 |
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74 |
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67 |
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+9 |
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76 |
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2021 |
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53 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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70 |
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64 |
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59 |
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+11 |
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70 |
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2021 |
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38 |
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1987 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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73 |
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69 |
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63 |
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+10 |
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73 |
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2021 |
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46 |
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1957 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.8 |
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71.2 |
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68.4 |
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+3.4 |
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72.8 |
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2018 |
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58.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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63.9 |
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63.3 |
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60.3 |
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+3.6 |
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66.1 |
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2003 |
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48.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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67.8 |
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67.2 |
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64.3 |
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+3.5 |
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69.4 |
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2018 |
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53.6 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.82 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.70 |
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1.42 |
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1946 |
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| One Hour |
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.35 |
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.00 |
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.51 |
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1955 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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7.02 |
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.00 |
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7.02 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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6.03 |
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1.40 |
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2.75 |
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+3.28 |
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11.04 |
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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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28.86 |
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23.78 |
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28.40 |
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+.46 |
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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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#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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#N/A |
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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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#N/A |
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August
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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 |
Lowest |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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100% |
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96% |
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92% |
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+8% |
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100% |
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2021 |
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72% |
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1959 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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85% |
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59% |
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57% |
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+28% |
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89% |
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1966 |
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29% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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93% |
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78% |
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75% |
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+18% |
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95% |
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1966 |
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55% |
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1959 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.88 |
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30.08 |
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30.08 |
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-00.20 |
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30.54 |
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1992 |
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29.75 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.75 |
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29.98 |
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29.89 |
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-00.14 |
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30.23 |
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1954 |
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29.47 |
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1971 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.82 |
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30.03 |
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29.98 |
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-00.17 |
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30.35 |
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1954 |
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29.61 |
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1971 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.7 |
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4.0 |
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5.5 |
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+2.2 |
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13.1 |
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2010 |
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1.9 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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NE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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29 |
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48 |
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1930 |
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10 |
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2007 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SW |
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SW |
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NE |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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73.4 |
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66.9 |
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71.3 |
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+2.1 |
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74.9 |
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2003 |
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66.9 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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71.8 |
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63.0 |
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67.0 |
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+4.8 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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31.8 |
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2021 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.6 |
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65.0 |
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69.9 |
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+2.7 |
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73.3 |
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2015 |
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65.0 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:03:26 AM |
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5:34:30 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:31:45 PM |
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8:00:41 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:28:19 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog, thunderstorm |
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| Comments |
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Remnants of Tropical Storm Henri |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 23, 2021 |
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| Climate Weather for August 23 |
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| Weather History For August 23 |
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