| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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| Partly Cloudy early then Clear, Strong Gusty Winds, Very Dry
and Very Cold |
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Climate Record Period |
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| 1991- 2020 |
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1893 - 2021 |
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March
2, 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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29 |
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52 |
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41 |
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-12 |
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60 |
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in |
1985 |
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25 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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16 |
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25 |
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27 |
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-11 |
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40 |
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1991 |
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10 |
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1962 |
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| Average Temperature |
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23 |
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39 |
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35 |
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-12 |
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49 |
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in |
1985 |
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18 |
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in |
1962 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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38.5 |
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44.0 |
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41.0 |
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-2.5 |
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54.5 |
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1991 |
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26.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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22.0 |
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22.5 |
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27.0 |
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-5.0 |
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39.5 |
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1902 |
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10.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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30.5 |
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33.5 |
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34.5 |
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-4.0 |
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46.0 |
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1902 |
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18.5 |
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in |
1980 |
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| HDD |
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42 |
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26 |
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30 |
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+12 |
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47 |
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in |
1962 |
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16 |
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1985 |
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| Month HDD |
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69 |
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63 |
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61 |
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+8 |
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93 |
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1980 |
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38 |
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in |
1902 |
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| Season HDD |
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3636 |
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3624 |
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3887 |
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-251 |
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4878 |
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in |
1918 |
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3219 |
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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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12 |
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42 |
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32 |
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-20 |
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56 |
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1991 |
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4 |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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-4 |
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13 |
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16 |
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-20 |
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35 |
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2004 |
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-12 |
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1980 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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4 |
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28 |
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24 |
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-20 |
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45 |
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1991 |
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-4 |
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1980 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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29.5 |
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28.5 |
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32.0 |
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-2.5 |
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48.5 |
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2017 |
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-2.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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4.0 |
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11.0 |
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16.0 |
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-12.0 |
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34.5 |
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2018 |
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-13.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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16.8 |
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19.8 |
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24.0 |
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-7.3 |
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39.5 |
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2018 |
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-7.8 |
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in |
1980 |
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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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2.96 |
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2018 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.69 |
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2007 |
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| Hourly
Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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1.79 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.45 |
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.00 |
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.26 |
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+.19 |
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2.99 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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2020 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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5.95 |
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5.81 |
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7.36 |
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-1.41 |
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17.45 |
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1979 |
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2.65 |
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1980 |
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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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8.8 |
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1996 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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20 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.6 |
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-0.6 |
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9.3 |
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1959 |
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0.0 |
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2021 |
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| Season
Snow |
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27.7 |
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12.2 |
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27.9 |
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-0.2 |
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69.9 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March
2, 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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51% |
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85% |
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83% |
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-32% |
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100% |
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2007 |
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38% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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28% |
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57% |
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52% |
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-24% |
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90% |
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1991 |
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22% |
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1953 |
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| Average Humidity |
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40% |
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71% |
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67% |
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-27% |
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95% |
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1991 |
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32% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.03 |
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30.18 |
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30.04 |
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-00.01 |
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30.68 |
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2002 |
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29.44 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.72 |
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29.82 |
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29.71 |
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+00.01 |
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30.27 |
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1962 |
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29.04 |
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2018 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.88 |
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30.00 |
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29.88 |
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-00.00 |
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30.45 |
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2002 |
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29.27 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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20.2 |
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8.8 |
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9.5 |
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+10.7 |
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26.0 |
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2018 |
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2.7 |
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2001 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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S |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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60 |
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2018 |
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7 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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S |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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S |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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-3 |
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-10 |
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1962 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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38.3 |
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36.0 |
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38.8 |
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-0.5 |
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42.7 |
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2012 |
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32.5 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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37.4 |
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34.5 |
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37.1 |
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+0.3 |
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41.0 |
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2012 |
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30.9 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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37.9 |
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35.3 |
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38.0 |
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-0.2 |
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41.9 |
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2012 |
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31.7 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/
AM Twilight |
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6:16:14 AM |
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5:48:36 AM |
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| Sunset / PM Twilight |
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5:38:01 PM |
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6:05:39 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:21:47 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 2, 2021 |
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