| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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| Mostly Cloudy and Windy early, Clear Day to Partly Cloudy PM,
Warmer |
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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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March
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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47 |
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57 |
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42 |
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+5 |
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60 |
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in |
1991 |
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21 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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24 |
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45 |
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27 |
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-3 |
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45 |
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2020 |
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5 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36 |
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51 |
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35 |
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+1 |
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51 |
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in |
2020 |
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13 |
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in |
1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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41.3 |
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48.3 |
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41.3 |
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+0.0 |
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56.3 |
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in |
1991 |
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28.0 |
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1912 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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22.7 |
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30.0 |
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27.0 |
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-4.3 |
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38.7 |
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in |
1902 |
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11.3 |
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in |
1980 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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32.3 |
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39.3 |
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34.7 |
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-2.3 |
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47.0 |
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in |
1991 |
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20.7 |
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in |
1980 |
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| HDD |
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29 |
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14 |
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30 |
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-1 |
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52 |
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in |
1950 |
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14 |
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2020 |
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| Month HDD |
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98 |
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77 |
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91 |
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+7 |
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133 |
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in |
1980 |
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54 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Season HDD |
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3665 |
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3638 |
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3917 |
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-252 |
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4911 |
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in |
1905 |
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3255 |
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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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27 |
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48 |
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32 |
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-5 |
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53 |
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2002 |
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-4 |
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1950 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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5 |
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41 |
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17 |
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-12 |
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42 |
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in |
1991 |
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-18 |
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1950 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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16 |
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45 |
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25 |
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-9 |
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47 |
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in |
1991 |
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-11 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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28.7 |
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35.0 |
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32.0 |
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-3.3 |
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47.0 |
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1991 |
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-2.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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4.3 |
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21.0 |
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16.3 |
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-12.0 |
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34.7 |
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1998 |
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-14.7 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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16.5 |
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28.0 |
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24.3 |
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-7.8 |
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40.8 |
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in |
1991 |
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-8.3 |
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1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.23 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.82 |
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in |
1994 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.19 |
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.35 |
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1972 |
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| Hourly
Rate |
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.00 |
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.52 |
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.52 |
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2020 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.45 |
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.23 |
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.39 |
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+.06 |
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3.01 |
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2018 |
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.00 |
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2011 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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5.95 |
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6.04 |
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7.49 |
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-1.54 |
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17.45 |
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in |
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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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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5.3 |
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1960 |
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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 |
2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.8 |
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-0.8 |
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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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28.1 |
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-0.4 |
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70.1 |
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1996 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March
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 Humidity |
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68% |
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96% |
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83% |
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-15% |
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100% |
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2012 |
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34% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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33% |
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67% |
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49% |
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-16% |
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92% |
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1976 |
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15% |
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1980 |
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| Average Humidity |
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51% |
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82% |
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66% |
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-16% |
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96% |
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1976 |
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25% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.00 |
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29.82 |
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30.10 |
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-00.10 |
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30.70 |
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2011 |
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29.58 |
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1998 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.77 |
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29.38 |
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29.73 |
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+00.04 |
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30.39 |
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in |
1979 |
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28.72 |
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1947 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.89 |
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29.60 |
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29.91 |
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-00.03 |
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30.50 |
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1979 |
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29.48 |
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1968 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.0 |
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8.0 |
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8.9 |
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-1.9 |
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22.1 |
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in |
2018 |
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3.5 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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WNW |
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NNE |
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NNE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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21 |
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28 |
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in |
1942 |
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12 |
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in |
1952 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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SE |
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NE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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14 |
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-20 |
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1950 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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37.8 |
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38.1 |
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38.6 |
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-0.8 |
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43.0 |
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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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35.4 |
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35.6 |
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36.7 |
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-1.3 |
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41.7 |
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in |
2012 |
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30.7 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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36.6 |
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36.9 |
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37.8 |
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-1.2 |
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42.4 |
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in |
2012 |
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31.6 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/
AM Twilight |
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6:14:39 AM |
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5:47:02 AM |
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| Sunset / PM Twilight |
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5:39:10 PM |
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6:06:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:24:31 |
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| Comments |
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