| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
February 17, 2022 |
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early, Mostly Cloudy Day to Dense Fog PM, Moderate Rain Late, Windy and Very
Warm |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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February 17, 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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55 |
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35 |
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40 |
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+15 |
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60 |
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in |
1976 |
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11 |
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1922 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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45 |
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24 |
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25 |
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+20 |
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45 |
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2022 |
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-9 |
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1896 |
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| Average Temperature |
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50 |
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30 |
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33 |
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+17 |
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50 |
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2022 |
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4 |
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1922 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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41.6 |
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36.4 |
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38.5 |
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+3.1 |
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44.8 |
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1990 |
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22.4 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Temperature |
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25.6 |
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25.4 |
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24.3 |
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+1.3 |
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30.8 |
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2020 |
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8.0 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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33.6 |
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30.9 |
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31.9 |
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+1.7 |
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37.0 |
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2020 |
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15.2 |
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1979 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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39 |
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13 |
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10 |
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+29 |
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-25 |
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1896 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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15 |
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35 |
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32 |
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-17 |
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61 |
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1922 |
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15 |
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2022 |
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| Month HDD |
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529 |
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576 |
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-34 |
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844 |
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1979 |
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469 |
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2020 |
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| Season HDD |
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3226 |
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3237 |
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3482 |
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-256 |
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4436 |
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1918 |
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2861 |
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2016 |
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| Cooling 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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| Month CDD |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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0 |
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in |
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| Year Cooling Degree Days |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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52 |
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25 |
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31 |
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+21 |
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53 |
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1990 |
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-13 |
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1979 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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42 |
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4 |
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14 |
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+28 |
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42 |
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2022 |
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-19 |
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1979 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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47 |
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15 |
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23 |
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+24 |
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47 |
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2022 |
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-16 |
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1979 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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36.1 |
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29.9 |
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29.4 |
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+6.7 |
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39.0 |
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2018 |
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2.9 |
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1979 |
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| Month
Avg Min Dew Point |
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17.5 |
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16.4 |
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12.8 |
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+4.7 |
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22.6 |
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2020 |
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-8.3 |
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1979 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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26.8 |
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23.1 |
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23.0 |
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+3.8 |
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29.4 |
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2020 |
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-2.7 |
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1979 |
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| Precipitation |
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.20 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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1.85 |
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1936 |
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| One Hour |
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.11 |
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.00 |
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.35 |
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1983 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.85 |
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.00 |
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.85 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.27 |
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1.79 |
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2.00 |
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+1.27 |
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5.93 |
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1988 |
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.07 |
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1912 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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5.23 |
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3.75 |
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5.67 |
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-.44 |
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12.38 |
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1979 |
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2.33 |
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1980 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.4 |
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-0.4 |
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16.4 |
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2003 |
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| Snow Depth |
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2 |
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22 |
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2015 |
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| Month Snow |
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7.5 |
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10.5 |
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6.0 |
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+1.5 |
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26.3 |
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1978 |
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0.0 |
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2020 |
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| Season Snow |
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32.2 |
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22.2 |
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23.1 |
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+9.1 |
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61.1 |
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1996 |
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3.5 |
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1989 |
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February 17, 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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66% |
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84% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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42% |
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1979 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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80% |
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34% |
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49% |
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+31% |
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90% |
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1954 |
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20% |
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2000 |
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| Average Humidity |
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90% |
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50% |
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67% |
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+23% |
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94% |
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1954 |
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35% |
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1989 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.40 |
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30.46 |
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30.18 |
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+00.22 |
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30.84 |
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1989 |
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29.42 |
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1958 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.31 |
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29.86 |
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29.79 |
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-00.48 |
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30.50 |
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1989 |
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28.71 |
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1902 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.86 |
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30.16 |
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29.98 |
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-00.13 |
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30.67 |
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1989 |
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29.22 |
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1958 |
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| Average Wind |
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13.8 |
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8.7 |
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8.8 |
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+5.0 |
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20.5 |
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2013 |
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2.6 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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NW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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35 |
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34 |
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53 |
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1902 |
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11 |
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1978 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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NE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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41.7 |
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39.4 |
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38.3 |
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+3.4 |
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43.7 |
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2012 |
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32.4 |
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2015 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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38.1 |
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37.4 |
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36.5 |
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+1.6 |
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42.4 |
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2012 |
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32.0 |
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2015 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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39.9 |
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38.4 |
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37.4 |
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+2.5 |
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43.1 |
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2012 |
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32.2 |
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2015 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:37:26 AM |
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6:07:40 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:21:10 PM |
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5:50:35 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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10:46:38 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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Record breaking high temps & Dew Points |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For February 17, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for February 17 |
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| Weather History For February 17 |
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