| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
December 15, 2022 |
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| Partly Cloudy
early then Mostly Cloudy and Warmer |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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December 15, 2022 |
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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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41 |
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52 |
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44 |
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-3 |
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61 |
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2015 |
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24 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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30 |
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31 |
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30 |
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+0 |
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48 |
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2015 |
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9 |
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1900 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36 |
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42 |
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37 |
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-1 |
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55 |
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2015 |
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18 |
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1900 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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44.7 |
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49.5 |
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45.0 |
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-0.3 |
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54.8 |
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2015 |
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30.1 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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32.9 |
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35.1 |
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31.9 |
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+1.0 |
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42.3 |
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2015 |
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16.1 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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39.1 |
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42.5 |
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38.4 |
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+0.7 |
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48.9 |
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2015 |
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24.6 |
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1904 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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22 |
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28 |
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19 |
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+3 |
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-4 |
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1980 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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29 |
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23 |
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28 |
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+1 |
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47 |
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1900 |
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10 |
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2015 |
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| Month HDD |
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389 |
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338 |
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398 |
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-9 |
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606 |
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1904 |
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242 |
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2015 |
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| Season
HDD |
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1210 |
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1132 |
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1388 |
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-178 |
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1918 |
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1904 |
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1037 |
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2015 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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#REF! |
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#REF! |
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0 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Month CDD |
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in |
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| Year CDD |
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777 |
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795 |
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609 |
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+168 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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40 |
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47 |
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36 |
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+4 |
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60 |
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2015 |
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10 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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25 |
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15 |
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21 |
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+4 |
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43 |
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2008 |
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-5 |
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2016 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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33 |
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31 |
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28 |
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+5 |
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50 |
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2015 |
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4 |
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1961 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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38.8 |
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41.9 |
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36.3 |
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+2.5 |
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49.1 |
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2015 |
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18.0 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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24.2 |
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22.7 |
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21.3 |
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+2.9 |
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38.0 |
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2015 |
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-1.5 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.7 |
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32.5 |
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28.8 |
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+2.9 |
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43.7 |
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2015 |
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8.3 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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T |
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.01 |
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.15 |
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+.00 |
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1.79 |
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1981 |
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| One Hour |
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T |
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.01 |
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.60 |
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1987 |
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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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2013 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.96 |
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.69 |
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2.26 |
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-.30 |
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6.64 |
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1936 |
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.20 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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39.77 |
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46.27 |
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43.69 |
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-3.92 |
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63.81 |
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1983 |
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27.09 |
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1965 |
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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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7.1 |
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1905 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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11 |
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1904 |
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| Month Snow |
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1.5 |
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0.2 |
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2.6 |
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-1.1 |
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19.9 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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| Season Snow |
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1.5 |
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0.2 |
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3.2 |
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-1.7 |
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21.1 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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December 15, 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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85% |
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86% |
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+11% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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49% |
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1961 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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75% |
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42% |
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57% |
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+18% |
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96% |
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1993 |
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17% |
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1959 |
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| Average Humidity |
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86% |
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64% |
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71% |
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+15% |
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98% |
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1993 |
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42% |
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1961 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.27 |
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30.70 |
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30.14 |
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+00.13 |
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30.70 |
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2021 |
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29.24 |
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1954 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.06 |
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30.26 |
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29.81 |
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+00.25 |
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30.46 |
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1994 |
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29.05 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.17 |
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30.48 |
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29.98 |
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+00.19 |
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30.51 |
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1994 |
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29.16 |
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1954 |
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| Average
Wind |
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8.2 |
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5.8 |
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8.7 |
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-0.5 |
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19.1 |
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1961 |
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2.6 |
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2014 |
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| Direction |
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NNW |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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NNW |
WNW |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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22 |
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27 |
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1953 |
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11 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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NNE |
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WNW |
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WSW |
WSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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46.0 |
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48.2 |
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46.2 |
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-0.2 |
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51.9 |
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2015 |
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41.5 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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42.6 |
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46.2 |
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43.6 |
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-1.0 |
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50.7 |
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2015 |
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38.7 |
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2010 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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44.3 |
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47.2 |
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44.9 |
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-0.6 |
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51.3 |
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2015 |
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40.1 |
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1997 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:04:36 AM |
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6:35:03 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:15:50 PM |
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4:45:36 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:11:14 |
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| Comments |
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Abnormally Dry |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 15, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for December 15 |
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| Weather History For December 15 |
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