| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
December 22, 2022 |
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| Partly
Cloudy early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Cloudy, Moderate Rain & Fog PM, Breezy
& 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 22, 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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46 |
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49 |
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42 |
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+4 |
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59 |
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2013 |
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17 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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28 |
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32 |
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29 |
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-1 |
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53 |
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2015 |
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4 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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37 |
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41 |
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35 |
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+2 |
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56 |
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2015 |
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11 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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43.9 |
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48.5 |
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44.2 |
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-0.3 |
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53.5 |
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2015 |
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31.8 |
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1904 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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32.4 |
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34.7 |
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31.1 |
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+1.3 |
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41.3 |
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2015 |
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15.5 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.4 |
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41.9 |
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37.5 |
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+0.9 |
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47.7 |
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2015 |
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24.0 |
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1989 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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24 |
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23 |
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17 |
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+7 |
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-16 |
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1989 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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28 |
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24 |
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30 |
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-2 |
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54 |
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1989 |
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9 |
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2015 |
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| Month HDD |
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585 |
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509 |
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602 |
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-17 |
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903 |
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1989 |
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380 |
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2015 |
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| Season
HDD |
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1406 |
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1303 |
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1592 |
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-186 |
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2176 |
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1904 |
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1175 |
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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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+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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46 |
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47 |
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34 |
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+12 |
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57 |
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2015 |
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-5 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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27 |
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21 |
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19 |
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+8 |
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50 |
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2015 |
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-12 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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37 |
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34 |
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27 |
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+10 |
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54 |
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2015 |
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-9 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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37.6 |
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41.9 |
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35.2 |
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+2.3 |
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48.2 |
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2015 |
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16.7 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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24.7 |
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22.8 |
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20.0 |
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+4.8 |
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35.8 |
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2015 |
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-1.0 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.4 |
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32.5 |
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27.6 |
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+3.8 |
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42.2 |
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2015 |
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7.9 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.47 |
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.07 |
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.14 |
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+.33 |
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1.49 |
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1969 |
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| One Hour |
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.13 |
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.04 |
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.48 |
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1984 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.58 |
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.06 |
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1.72 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.02 |
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1.04 |
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3.30 |
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+.72 |
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9.27 |
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1936 |
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.37 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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41.83 |
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46.62 |
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44.73 |
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-2.90 |
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65.09 |
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1983 |
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27.14 |
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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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3.3 |
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1962 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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19 |
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2009 |
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| Month Snow |
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1.5 |
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0.2 |
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4.0 |
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-2.5 |
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21.3 |
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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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4.6 |
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-3.1 |
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21.3 |
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1981 |
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0.0 |
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2015 |
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December 22, 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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98% |
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96% |
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85% |
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+13% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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52% |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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78% |
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58% |
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56% |
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+22% |
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93% |
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1990 |
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20% |
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1988 |
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| Average Humidity |
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88% |
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77% |
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70% |
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+18% |
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97% |
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1990 |
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42% |
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1971 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.50 |
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29.86 |
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30.18 |
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+00.32 |
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30.72 |
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1971 |
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29.68 |
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2012 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.93 |
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29.43 |
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29.81 |
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+00.12 |
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30.47 |
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2007 |
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28.97 |
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1969 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.22 |
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29.65 |
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29.99 |
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+00.22 |
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30.56 |
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1980 |
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29.38 |
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1969 |
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| Average
Wind |
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8.8 |
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8.3 |
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8.5 |
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+0.3 |
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16.7 |
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1952 |
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1.8 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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E |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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36 |
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+9 |
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2012 |
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10 |
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1994 |
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| Direction |
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ESE |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NNW |
SSW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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46.2 |
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48.0 |
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44.6 |
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+1.6 |
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50.7 |
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2011 |
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40.4 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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43.9 |
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45.1 |
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42.2 |
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+1.7 |
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49.5 |
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2011 |
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37.3 |
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2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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45.1 |
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46.6 |
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43.4 |
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+1.6 |
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50.1 |
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2011 |
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38.9 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:08:45 AM |
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6:39:06 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:18:40 PM |
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4:48:34 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:09:55 |
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Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour
Weather For December 22, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for December 22 |
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| Weather History For December 22 |
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