| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
January 2, 2022 |
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| Cloudy, Rain,
Fog and Very Warm early, Cooler and Windy Late |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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January 2, 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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52 |
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49 |
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40 |
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+12 |
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55 |
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2000 |
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12 |
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1918 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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35 |
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33 |
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26 |
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+9 |
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50 |
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in |
1979 |
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-3 |
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1918 |
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| Average Temperature |
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44 |
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41 |
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33 |
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+11 |
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53 |
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in |
1979 |
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5 |
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1918 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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52.5 |
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44.5 |
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40.0 |
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+12.5 |
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54.5 |
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1966 |
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12.0 |
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1918 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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41.5 |
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31.0 |
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26.5 |
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+15.0 |
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46.5 |
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1979 |
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-2.5 |
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1918 |
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| Month Average Temperature |
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47.5 |
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38.0 |
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33.5 |
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+14.0 |
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50.5 |
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1979 |
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5.0 |
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1918 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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28 |
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29 |
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15 |
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+13 |
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-16 |
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1999 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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21 |
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24 |
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32 |
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-11 |
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60 |
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1918 |
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12 |
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1979 |
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| Month HDD |
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35 |
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54 |
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63 |
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-28 |
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120 |
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1918 |
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29 |
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1979 |
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| Season HDD |
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1591 |
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1702 |
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1933 |
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-342 |
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2567 |
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1918 |
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1379 |
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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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in |
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in |
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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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0 |
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in |
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| Year Cooling Degree Days |
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in |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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51 |
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44 |
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33 |
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+18 |
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54 |
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2000 |
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3 |
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1999 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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29 |
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27 |
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17 |
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+12 |
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50 |
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1979 |
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-14 |
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1968 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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40 |
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36 |
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25 |
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+15 |
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52 |
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1979 |
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-5 |
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1999 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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45.3 |
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32.5 |
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33.0 |
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+12.3 |
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52.0 |
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1979 |
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9.5 |
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1956 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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38.5 |
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24.5 |
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17.0 |
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+21.5 |
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46.5 |
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1979 |
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-13.0 |
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1999 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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42.0 |
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28.8 |
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25.0 |
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+17.0 |
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49.3 |
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1979 |
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-1.8 |
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1999 |
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| Precipitation |
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.23 |
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.29 |
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.12 |
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+.11 |
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1.32 |
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1893 |
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| One Hour |
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.08 |
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.08 |
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.27 |
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1979 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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.14 |
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.34 |
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.34 |
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2021 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.47 |
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.39 |
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.24 |
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+.23 |
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2.23 |
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1919 |
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.00 |
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2020 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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.47 |
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.39 |
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.24 |
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+.23 |
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2.23 |
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1919 |
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.00 |
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2020 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.3 |
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-0.3 |
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10.4 |
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1948 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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12 |
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1948 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.6 |
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-0.6 |
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10.8 |
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1948 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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| Season Snow |
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8.0 |
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5.2 |
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7.7 |
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+0.3 |
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27.3 |
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1948 |
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2000 |
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January
2, 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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97% |
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85% |
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+14% |
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100% |
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2011 |
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55% |
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1999 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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78% |
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71% |
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55% |
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+23% |
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93% |
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1979 |
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30% |
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1982 |
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| Average Humidity |
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89% |
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84% |
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70% |
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+18% |
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97% |
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1979 |
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46% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.93 |
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30.11 |
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30.18 |
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-00.25 |
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30.89 |
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1899 |
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29.66 |
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2010 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.50 |
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29.63 |
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29.84 |
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-00.34 |
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30.42 |
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2005 |
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28.98 |
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1987 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.72 |
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29.87 |
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30.01 |
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-00.29 |
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30.57 |
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2005 |
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29.42 |
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1987 |
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| Average Wind |
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5.5 |
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9.2 |
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8.0 |
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-2.5 |
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17.0 |
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2003 |
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2.1 |
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2006 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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N |
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| High Wind Gust |
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28 |
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+2 |
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1935 |
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10 |
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1950 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NW |
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NW |
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NW |
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N |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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48.2 |
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45.7 |
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42.6 |
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+5.6 |
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50.5 |
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2007 |
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35.9 |
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2018 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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47.5 |
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43.7 |
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40.4 |
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+7.1 |
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49.1 |
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2007 |
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32.6 |
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2018 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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47.9 |
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44.7 |
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41.5 |
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+6.3 |
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49.8 |
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2007 |
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34.3 |
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2018 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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7:10:07 AM |
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6:40:35 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:26:44 PM |
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4:58:09 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:14:57 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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10th consecutive day of measurable rain |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For January 2, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for January 2 |
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| Weather History For January 2 |
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