| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
March 12, 2022 |
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| Dense Fog
& Warm early then Cloudy, Rain to Snow, Windy and Colder |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2022 |
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March 12, 2022 |
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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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49 |
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64 |
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44 |
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+5 |
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65 |
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in |
1973 |
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26 |
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in |
2017 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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23 |
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45 |
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30 |
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-7 |
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45 |
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2021 |
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9 |
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in |
1900 |
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| Average Temperature |
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36 |
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55 |
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37 |
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-1 |
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55 |
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2021 |
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19 |
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1900 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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46.5 |
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45.4 |
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42.7 |
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+3.8 |
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52.5 |
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1894 |
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32.1 |
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1916 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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29.0 |
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27.4 |
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28.2 |
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+0.8 |
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36.4 |
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1973 |
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18.2 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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38.1 |
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36.8 |
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35.8 |
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+2.3 |
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44.2 |
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in |
1973 |
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26.3 |
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1916 |
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| High Heat Index |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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7 |
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40 |
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21 |
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-14 |
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-6 |
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1998 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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29 |
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10 |
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28 |
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+1 |
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46 |
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1900 |
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10 |
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2021 |
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| Month HDD |
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323 |
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339 |
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351 |
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-28 |
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464 |
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1916 |
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250 |
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1973 |
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| Season HDD |
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3893 |
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3906 |
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4177 |
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-284 |
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5210 |
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1918 |
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3462 |
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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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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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49 |
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45 |
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34 |
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+15 |
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53 |
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1973 |
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1 |
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1984 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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11 |
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19 |
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19 |
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44 |
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1982 |
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-10 |
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1984 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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30 |
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32 |
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27 |
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+3 |
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47 |
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1982 |
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-5 |
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1984 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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40.1 |
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28.8 |
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32.8 |
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+7.3 |
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41.4 |
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1973 |
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17.9 |
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1960 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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18.2 |
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12.2 |
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17.5 |
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+0.7 |
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30.6 |
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in |
1973 |
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2.4 |
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1950 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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29.1 |
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20.5 |
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25.5 |
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+3.6 |
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36.0 |
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1973 |
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11.6 |
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1960 |
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| Precipitation |
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.64 |
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T |
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+.50 |
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2.05 |
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1985 |
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| One Hour |
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.33 |
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T |
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.59 |
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1959 |
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| Hourly Rate |
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1.22 |
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.00 |
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1.22 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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1.23 |
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.45 |
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1.59 |
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-.36 |
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5.49 |
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1983 |
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T |
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1894 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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10.62 |
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5.95 |
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8.69 |
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+1.93 |
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18.97 |
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1979 |
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3.23 |
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1980 |
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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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7.6 |
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1939 |
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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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1941 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.5 |
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T |
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2.6 |
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-2.1 |
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18.9 |
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1941 |
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0.0 |
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2011 |
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| Season Snow |
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34.2 |
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30.7 |
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29.9 |
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+4.3 |
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75.0 |
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2005 |
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4.7 |
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1998 |
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March 12, 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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83% |
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83% |
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+16% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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44% |
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1984 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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18% |
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48% |
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+12% |
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91% |
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2013 |
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18% |
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2021 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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51% |
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66% |
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+14% |
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96% |
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2013 |
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33% |
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1974 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.85 |
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30.09 |
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30.14 |
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-00.29 |
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30.72 |
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1995 |
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29.30 |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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28.99 |
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29.88 |
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29.79 |
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-00.80 |
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30.56 |
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1995 |
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28.90 |
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1983 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.42 |
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29.99 |
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29.97 |
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-00.55 |
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30.64 |
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1995 |
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29.10 |
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1983 |
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| Average Wind |
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12.2 |
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9.0 |
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8.4 |
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+3.8 |
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18.0 |
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1980 |
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2.8 |
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1964 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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NW |
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WNW |
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WNW |
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SW |
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| High Wind Gust |
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43 |
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1980 |
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12 |
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1964 |
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| Direction |
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W |
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NW |
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NNW |
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W |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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42.8 |
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40.7 |
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39.6 |
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+3.2 |
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45.8 |
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2012 |
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35.1 |
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2005 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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40.5 |
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38.2 |
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38.0 |
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+2.5 |
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43.7 |
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2012 |
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33.6 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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41.7 |
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39.5 |
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38.8 |
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+2.8 |
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44.8 |
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2012 |
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34.8 |
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2005 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:01:47 AM |
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5:32:24 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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5:48:21 PM |
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6:16:57 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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11:49:33 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For March 12, 2022 |
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| Climate Weather for March 12 |
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| Weather History For March 12 |
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