| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 16, 2022 |
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| Clear early,
Partly Cloudy Day to Mostly Cloudy and Light Rain Late, Seasonal Temps |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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August 16, 2022 |
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Record |
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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 |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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80 |
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80 |
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79 |
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+1 |
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92 |
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in |
1938 |
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59 |
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1905 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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60 |
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63 |
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64 |
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-4 |
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73 |
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2002 |
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52 |
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1972 |
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| Average Temperature |
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70 |
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72 |
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71 |
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-1 |
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83 |
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1938 |
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58 |
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1905 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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83.3 |
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80.9 |
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79.3 |
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+4.0 |
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85.2 |
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1944 |
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72.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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67.6 |
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65.6 |
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64.6 |
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+3.1 |
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72.1 |
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1988 |
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55.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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75.8 |
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73.6 |
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71.9 |
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+3.9 |
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78.7 |
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1988 |
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64.3 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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81 |
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82 |
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81 |
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-0 |
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100 |
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in |
1938 |
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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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7 |
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1905 |
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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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22 |
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1964 |
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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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+0 |
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22 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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5 |
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7 |
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7 |
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-2 |
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18 |
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1938 |
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0 |
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2004 |
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| Month CDD |
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172 |
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137 |
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119 |
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+53 |
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219 |
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1988 |
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11 |
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1964 |
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| Year CDD |
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553 |
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527 |
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+106 |
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648 |
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2020 |
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208 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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65 |
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68 |
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68 |
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-3 |
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78 |
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in |
1995 |
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51 |
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1972 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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59 |
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59 |
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60 |
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-1 |
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70 |
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2002 |
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45 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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62 |
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64 |
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64 |
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-2 |
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74 |
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in |
1995 |
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49 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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71.7 |
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70.9 |
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68.8 |
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+2.9 |
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74.1 |
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2018 |
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57.1 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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64.3 |
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62.4 |
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60.8 |
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+3.5 |
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68.3 |
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2003 |
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46.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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68.0 |
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66.7 |
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64.7 |
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+3.3 |
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71.0 |
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2018 |
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51.9 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.07 |
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1.32 |
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1947 |
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| One Hour |
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.02 |
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.00 |
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.42 |
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1981 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.42 |
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2010 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.47 |
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4.02 |
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1.91 |
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-1.44 |
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7.15 |
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1946 |
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.07 |
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1940 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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23.88 |
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26.85 |
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27.56 |
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-3.68 |
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43.87 |
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1983 |
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15.70 |
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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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#N/A |
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August 16, 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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97% |
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93% |
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93% |
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+4% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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75% |
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1980 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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51% |
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64% |
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58% |
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-7% |
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90% |
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2004 |
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37% |
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1979 |
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| Average Humidity |
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74% |
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79% |
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75% |
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-1% |
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94% |
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2004 |
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59% |
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1974 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.03 |
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30.23 |
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30.06 |
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-00.03 |
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30.33 |
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1992 |
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29.81 |
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1981 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.99 |
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30.18 |
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29.87 |
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+00.12 |
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30.18 |
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2021 |
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29.38 |
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1981 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.21 |
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29.97 |
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+00.04 |
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30.21 |
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2021 |
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29.60 |
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1981 |
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| Average Wind |
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7.3 |
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3.2 |
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5.6 |
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+1.7 |
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12.1 |
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1980 |
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1.5 |
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1975 |
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| Direction |
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NE |
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SSW |
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NW |
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WSW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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22 |
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+2 |
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37 |
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in |
1951 |
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9 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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ENE |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.5 |
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74.5 |
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71.8 |
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+0.7 |
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76.1 |
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2003 |
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66.2 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.9 |
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71.8 |
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69.0 |
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+1.9 |
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74.1 |
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2018 |
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64.8 |
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2006 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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71.7 |
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73.2 |
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70.4 |
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+1.3 |
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75.0 |
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2018 |
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65.8 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:54:50 AM |
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4:53:44 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:43:04 PM |
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8:49:09 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:51:53 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 16, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for August 16 |
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| Weather History For August 16 |
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