| Portsmouth Rhode Island
Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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| Partly Cloudy early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Windy,
Seasonal Temps |
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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
4, 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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43 |
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54 |
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42 |
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+1 |
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61 |
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in |
1974 |
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23 |
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1943 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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26 |
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43 |
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27 |
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-1 |
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44 |
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in |
2008 |
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2 |
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1950 |
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| Average Temperature |
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35 |
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49 |
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35 |
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+0 |
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50 |
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in |
1974 |
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15 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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41.8 |
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49.8 |
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41.5 |
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+0.3 |
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56.0 |
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1991 |
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28.5 |
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1950 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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23.5 |
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33.3 |
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27.0 |
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-3.5 |
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37.8 |
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in |
1991 |
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11.3 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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33.0 |
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41.8 |
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34.8 |
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-1.8 |
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47.0 |
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in |
1991 |
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20.0 |
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in |
1950 |
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| HDD |
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30 |
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16 |
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30 |
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+0 |
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50 |
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in |
1950 |
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15 |
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in |
1974 |
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| Month HDD |
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128 |
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93 |
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121 |
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+7 |
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180 |
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1950 |
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72 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Season HDD |
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3695 |
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3654 |
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3947 |
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-252 |
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4948 |
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in |
1918 |
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3290 |
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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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31 |
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48 |
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32 |
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-1 |
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52 |
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in |
1974 |
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8 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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5 |
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25 |
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17 |
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-12 |
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41 |
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2008 |
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-17 |
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1950 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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18 |
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37 |
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25 |
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-7 |
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44 |
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2008 |
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-3 |
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1950 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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29.3 |
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38.3 |
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32.0 |
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-2.8 |
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47.3 |
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1991 |
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3.0 |
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1980 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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4.5 |
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22.0 |
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16.5 |
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-12.0 |
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35.3 |
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1991 |
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-11.5 |
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1980 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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16.9 |
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30.1 |
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24.5 |
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-7.6 |
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41.3 |
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in |
1991 |
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-4.3 |
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1980 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.08 |
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.13 |
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-.13 |
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1.94 |
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in |
1960 |
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| One Hour |
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.00 |
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.07 |
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.35 |
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1971 |
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| Hourly
Rate |
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.00 |
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.18 |
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.18 |
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2020 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.45 |
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.31 |
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.52 |
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-.07 |
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3.02 |
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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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6.12 |
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7.62 |
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-1.67 |
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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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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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9.5 |
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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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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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1.0 |
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-1.0 |
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14.8 |
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1960 |
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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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28.3 |
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-0.6 |
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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
4, 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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80% |
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96% |
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84% |
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-4% |
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100% |
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2019 |
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50% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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36% |
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35% |
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51% |
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-15% |
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93% |
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1976 |
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16% |
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1980 |
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| Average Humidity |
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58% |
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66% |
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68% |
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-10% |
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97% |
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1976 |
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36% |
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1980 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.78 |
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29.83 |
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30.09 |
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-00.31 |
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30.79 |
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2011 |
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29.42 |
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1960 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.65 |
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29.37 |
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29.80 |
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-00.15 |
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30.61 |
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2011 |
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29.00 |
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1960 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.72 |
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29.60 |
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29.94 |
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-00.23 |
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30.70 |
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2011 |
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29.21 |
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1960 |
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| Average Wind |
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9.4 |
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11.1 |
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8.7 |
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+0.7 |
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24.2 |
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in |
1971 |
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2.3 |
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1976 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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W |
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WNW |
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ENE |
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| High Wind Gust |
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36 |
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33 |
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+9 |
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56 |
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in |
1971 |
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13 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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W |
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WNW |
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W |
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ENE |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Wind Chill |
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14 |
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36 |
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-2 |
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-13 |
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1950 |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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38.1 |
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38.5 |
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38.4 |
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-0.3 |
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42.8 |
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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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37.2 |
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36.9 |
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36.7 |
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+0.5 |
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42.0 |
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in |
2012 |
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31.4 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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37.7 |
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37.7 |
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37.6 |
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+0.1 |
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42.4 |
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2012 |
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32.0 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/
AM Twilight |
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6:13:02 AM |
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5:45:27 AM |
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| Sunset / PM Twilight |
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5:40:20 PM |
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6:07:56 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:27:18 |
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| Comments |
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