| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Friday,
December 23, 2022 |
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| Cloudy,
Rain, Fog and Very Warm Morning to Mostly Cloudy and Very Cold & Windy PM |
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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 23, 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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54 |
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33 |
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42 |
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+12 |
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62 |
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2015 |
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20 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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15 |
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26 |
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28 |
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-13 |
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50 |
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1990 |
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2 |
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1955 |
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| Average Temperature |
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35 |
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30 |
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35 |
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+0 |
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55 |
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2015 |
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13 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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44.3 |
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47.9 |
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44.1 |
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+0.3 |
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53.9 |
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2015 |
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31.5 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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31.7 |
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34.3 |
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31.0 |
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+0.7 |
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41.5 |
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2015 |
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15.0 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.3 |
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41.3 |
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37.4 |
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+0.8 |
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48.0 |
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2015 |
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23.5 |
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1989 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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1 |
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17 |
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18 |
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-17 |
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-13 |
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1954 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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30 |
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35 |
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30 |
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+0 |
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52 |
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1989 |
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10 |
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2015 |
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| Month HDD |
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615 |
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544 |
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632 |
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-17 |
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955 |
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1989 |
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390 |
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2015 |
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| Season
HDD |
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1436 |
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1338 |
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1622 |
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-186 |
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2202 |
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1904 |
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1185 |
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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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53 |
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21 |
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34 |
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+19 |
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62 |
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2015 |
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-2 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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5 |
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2 |
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19 |
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-14 |
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50 |
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1990 |
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-7 |
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1955 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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29 |
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12 |
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26 |
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+3 |
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55 |
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2015 |
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-4 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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38.3 |
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41.0 |
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35.1 |
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+3.2 |
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48.8 |
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2015 |
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15.9 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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23.9 |
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21.9 |
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19.8 |
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+4.1 |
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36.3 |
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2015 |
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-1.2 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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31.3 |
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31.7 |
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27.4 |
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+3.9 |
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42.7 |
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2015 |
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7.4 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.64 |
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.00 |
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.14 |
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+.50 |
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1.85 |
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2015 |
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| One Hour |
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.16 |
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.00 |
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.99 |
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2015 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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3.43 |
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.00 |
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4.50 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.66 |
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1.04 |
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3.44 |
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+1.22 |
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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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42.47 |
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46.62 |
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44.87 |
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-2.40 |
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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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T |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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6.2 |
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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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17 |
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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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4.2 |
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-2.7 |
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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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4.8 |
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-3.3 |
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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 23, 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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64% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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51% |
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1960 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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63% |
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29% |
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58% |
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+5% |
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93% |
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1990 |
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26% |
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1971 |
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| Average Humidity |
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81% |
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47% |
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72% |
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+9% |
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97% |
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1990 |
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44% |
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1960 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.93 |
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30.19 |
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30.16 |
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-00.23 |
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30.78 |
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1971 |
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29.76 |
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1991 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.04 |
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29.80 |
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29.84 |
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-00.80 |
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30.64 |
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1971 |
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28.96 |
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1968 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.49 |
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30.00 |
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30.00 |
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-00.51 |
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30.71 |
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1971 |
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29.46 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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20.6 |
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9.8 |
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8.0 |
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+12.6 |
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20.6 |
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2022 |
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1.9 |
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1996 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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NW |
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W |
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SW |
SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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46 |
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+20 |
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61 |
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1994 |
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11 |
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1980 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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NNE |
ESE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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48.2 |
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46.4 |
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44.4 |
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+3.8 |
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51.1 |
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2011 |
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38.9 |
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2008 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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45.7 |
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44.1 |
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42.2 |
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+3.5 |
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49.2 |
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2015 |
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36.9 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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47.0 |
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45.3 |
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43.3 |
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+3.7 |
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50.0 |
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2011 |
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37.9 |
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2008 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:09:12 AM |
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6:39:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:19:13 PM |
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4:49:07 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:10:01 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking temperature and dew point
ranges |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 23, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for December 23 |
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| Weather History For December 23 |
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