| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
August 6, 2022 |
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Cloudy/Dense Fog early then Clear, Breezy and Continued Hot and Very Humid |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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August 6, 2022 |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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Norm |
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Depart |
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Highest |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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87 |
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82 |
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79 |
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+8 |
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95 |
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1918 |
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66 |
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1936 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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74 |
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64 |
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65 |
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+9 |
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74 |
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2022 |
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52 |
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1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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81 |
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73 |
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72 |
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+9 |
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82 |
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1918 |
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61 |
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1994 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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84.7 |
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76.2 |
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79.8 |
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+4.8 |
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88.5 |
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1975 |
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70.3 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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70.2 |
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60.8 |
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65.0 |
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+5.2 |
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71.7 |
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1979 |
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55.5 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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77.7 |
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68.8 |
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72.0 |
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+5.7 |
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79.8 |
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1975 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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97 |
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84 |
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81 |
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+16 |
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111 |
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1918 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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4 |
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1994 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Month HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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11 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Season
HDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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11 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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16 |
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8 |
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8 |
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+8 |
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17 |
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1918 |
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0 |
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2004 |
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| Month CDD |
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76 |
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23 |
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+28 |
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89 |
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1975 |
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5 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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457 |
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413 |
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376 |
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+81 |
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540 |
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2020 |
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176 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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76 |
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72 |
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69 |
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76 |
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2022 |
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52 |
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1951 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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72 |
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62 |
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61 |
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+11 |
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72 |
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2022 |
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43 |
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1957 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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74 |
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67 |
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65 |
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74 |
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2022 |
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49 |
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1951 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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75.2 |
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67.0 |
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69.0 |
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+6.2 |
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75.2 |
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2022 |
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57.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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67.3 |
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58.5 |
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61.5 |
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+5.8 |
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69.3 |
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1988 |
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48.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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71.3 |
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62.8 |
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65.0 |
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+6.3 |
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71.7 |
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2018 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.39 |
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1952 |
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| One Hour |
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1.56 |
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1952 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.81 |
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2007 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.15 |
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3.61 |
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.71 |
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-.56 |
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3.98 |
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1952 |
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.00 |
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1999 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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23.56 |
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26.44 |
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26.36 |
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-2.80 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.69 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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0.0 |
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#N/A |
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| Snow Depth |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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| Season Snow |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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August 6, 2022 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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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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99% |
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97% |
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92% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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73% |
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1951 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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65% |
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64% |
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57% |
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+8% |
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92% |
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1952 |
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35% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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82% |
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81% |
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75% |
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+7% |
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96% |
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1952 |
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55% |
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1957 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.22 |
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30.17 |
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30.06 |
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+00.16 |
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30.37 |
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1992 |
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29.68 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.16 |
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30.11 |
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29.87 |
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+00.29 |
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30.26 |
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1996 |
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29.38 |
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1989 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.19 |
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30.14 |
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29.96 |
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+00.23 |
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30.31 |
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1996 |
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29.58 |
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1954 |
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| Average Wind |
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6.9 |
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5.3 |
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5.7 |
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+1.2 |
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12.4 |
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2002 |
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2.3 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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NNW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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29 |
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1902 |
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11 |
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2019 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SW |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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76.1 |
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72.7 |
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72.2 |
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+3.9 |
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76.1 |
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67.0 |
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2004 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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73.2 |
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69.2 |
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68.8 |
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+4.4 |
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73.2 |
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2022 |
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65.1 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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74.7 |
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71.0 |
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70.5 |
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+4.1 |
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74.7 |
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2022 |
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66.3 |
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2004 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:44:40 AM |
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4:45:23 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:56:33 PM |
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8:55:02 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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15:04:06 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog, Haze |
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| Comments |
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Moderate Drought, Record high dew points |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 6, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for August 6 |
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| Weather History For August 6 |
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