| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday, January 3, 2021 |
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| Mostly Cloudy early then Cloudy and Colder |
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| Climate Normal
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1991- 2020 |
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1893 - 2021 |
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January
3, 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 Temperature |
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37 |
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47 |
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40 |
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-3 |
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62 |
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in |
2000 |
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9 |
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in |
1904 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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31 |
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44 |
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26 |
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+5 |
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48 |
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in |
2000 |
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2 |
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in |
1904 |
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| Average
Temperature |
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34 |
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46 |
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33 |
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+1 |
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55 |
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in |
2000 |
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6 |
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in |
1904 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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42.0 |
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45.3 |
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40.2 |
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+1.8 |
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54.0 |
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in |
2000 |
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12.7 |
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in |
1918 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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31.0 |
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36.7 |
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26.3 |
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+4.7 |
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37.3 |
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in |
1930 |
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0.7 |
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in |
1918 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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36.5 |
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41.0 |
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33.3 |
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+3.2 |
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45.5 |
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2000 |
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6.7 |
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in |
1918 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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T |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.44 |
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in |
1936 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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T |
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.46 |
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in |
1979 |
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| Hourly
Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.08 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.39 |
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T |
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.36 |
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+.03 |
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3.33 |
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in |
1919 |
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.00 |
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in |
2018 |
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| Year
Precipitation |
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.39 |
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.00 |
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.36 |
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+.03 |
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3.33 |
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in |
1919 |
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.00 |
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in |
2020 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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7.1 |
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1904 |
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| Month
Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.9 |
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-0.9 |
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10.8 |
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in |
1948 |
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0.0 |
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in |
2021 |
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| Season
Snow |
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8.0 |
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8.4 |
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8.0 |
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+0.0 |
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27.3 |
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in |
1948 |
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T |
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2000 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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21 |
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in |
1948 |
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| HDD |
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31 |
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19 |
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32 |
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-1 |
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59 |
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in |
1904 |
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10 |
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in |
2000 |
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| Month HDD |
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85 |
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71 |
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95 |
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-10 |
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174 |
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in |
1918 |
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58 |
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2000 |
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| Season
HDD |
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1733 |
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1951 |
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1965 |
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-232 |
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2621 |
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in |
1918 |
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1404 |
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in |
2016 |
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| CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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| Year CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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0 |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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33 |
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44 |
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33 |
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+1 |
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53 |
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in |
1960 |
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1 |
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in |
2008 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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26 |
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40 |
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17 |
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+9 |
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45 |
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in |
2000 |
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-18 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30 |
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42 |
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25 |
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+5 |
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48 |
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in |
2000 |
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-6 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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31.5 |
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32.4 |
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32.7 |
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-1.2 |
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51.7 |
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in |
1979 |
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10.7 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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25.0 |
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29.7 |
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17.2 |
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+7.8 |
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34.3 |
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in |
2000 |
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-8.0 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.5 |
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35.0 |
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25.0 |
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+6.6 |
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41.8 |
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in |
1979 |
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1.3 |
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in |
1957 |
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| Maximum Humidity |
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91% |
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93% |
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88% |
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+3% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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54% |
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in |
1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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79% |
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80% |
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59% |
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+20% |
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92% |
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in |
2004 |
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28% |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Humidity |
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85% |
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87% |
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74% |
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+11% |
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96% |
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2004 |
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43% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.21 |
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29.84 |
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30.20 |
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+00.01 |
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30.78 |
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in |
1988 |
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29.41 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.75 |
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29.84 |
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+00.09 |
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30.42 |
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in |
1993 |
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29.06 |
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in |
1953 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.07 |
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29.80 |
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30.02 |
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+00.05 |
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30.57 |
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1993 |
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29.29 |
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2010 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.2 |
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4.6 |
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8.8 |
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-2.6 |
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19.7 |
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in |
2010 |
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1.4 |
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in |
1967 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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22 |
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27 |
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62 |
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in |
1960 |
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9 |
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in |
1988 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SW |
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WNW |
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S |
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NE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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26 |
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16 |
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+10 |
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-13 |
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2014 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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45.5 |
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39.8 |
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42.1 |
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+3.4 |
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49.6 |
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2007 |
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36.2 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.3 |
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37.6 |
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39.7 |
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+3.6 |
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47.5 |
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in |
2007 |
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33.4 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.4 |
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38.7 |
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40.9 |
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+3.5 |
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48.6 |
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2007 |
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34.8 |
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2018 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:11:42 AM |
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6:40:41 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:28:50 PM |
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4:59:50 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:17:08 |
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| Special Conditions |
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None |
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| Comments |
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| Climate Weather for January 3 |
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