| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 8, 2023 |
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| Mostly
Cloudy, Record Breaking Heavy Rain Late Morning, Windy and Much Warmer |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 8, 2023 |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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83 |
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86 |
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79 |
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+4 |
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92 |
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1909 |
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67 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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70 |
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73 |
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65 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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2022 |
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51 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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77 |
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80 |
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72 |
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+5 |
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80 |
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2022 |
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60 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.5 |
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85.1 |
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79.6 |
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-1.1 |
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86.3 |
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1980 |
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70.6 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.3 |
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71.0 |
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65.0 |
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-1.8 |
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71.4 |
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1988 |
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56.0 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.1 |
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78.4 |
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72.0 |
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-0.9 |
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78.4 |
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2022 |
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64.4 |
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1903 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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89 |
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97 |
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82 |
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+7 |
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101 |
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1909 |
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| Low Wind Chill |
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#N/A |
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| Heating 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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5 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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16 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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+0 |
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16 |
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1903 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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12 |
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15 |
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7 |
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+5 |
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15 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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2004 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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49 |
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107 |
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63 |
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-14 |
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107 |
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2022 |
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6 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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433 |
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495 |
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+42 |
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559 |
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2020 |
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187 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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77 |
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78 |
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69 |
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78 |
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2022 |
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57 |
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2009 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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65 |
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72 |
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61 |
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+4 |
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72 |
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2022 |
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47 |
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1989 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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75 |
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65 |
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+6 |
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75 |
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2022 |
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54 |
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2009 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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67.3 |
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75.8 |
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69.0 |
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-1.8 |
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75.8 |
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2022 |
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58.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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58.1 |
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68.5 |
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61.4 |
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-3.3 |
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69.1 |
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2018 |
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48.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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62.7 |
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72.1 |
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65.0 |
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-2.3 |
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72.1 |
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2022 |
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53.4 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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2.61 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+2.49 |
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2.61 |
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2023 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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2.45 |
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.00 |
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2.45 |
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2023 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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2.45 |
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.00 |
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1.75 |
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2023 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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8.00 |
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.00 |
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11.29 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.65 |
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.15 |
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.95 |
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+1.70 |
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6.40 |
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1946 |
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.00 |
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1998 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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32.90 |
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23.56 |
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26.60 |
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+6.30 |
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41.55 |
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1998 |
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14.69 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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| Snow Depth |
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| Month Snow |
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| Season Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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+0.0 |
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0.0 |
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1996 |
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0.0 |
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1998 |
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August 8, 2023 |
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Record |
Record |
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| Observed Daily Data |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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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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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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70% |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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73% |
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76% |
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59% |
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+14% |
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98% |
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1976 |
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36% |
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1957 |
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| Average Humidity |
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86% |
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87% |
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76% |
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+10% |
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99% |
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1976 |
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58% |
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1971 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.82 |
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30.06 |
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30.02 |
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-00.20 |
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30.41 |
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1998 |
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29.62 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.52 |
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29.90 |
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29.84 |
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-00.32 |
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30.30 |
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1998 |
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29.46 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.67 |
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29.98 |
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29.93 |
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-00.26 |
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30.36 |
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1998 |
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29.54 |
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2011 |
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| Average
Wind |
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10.2 |
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9.1 |
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5.6 |
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+4.6 |
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11.6 |
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1969 |
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1.1 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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S |
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SW |
SW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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29 |
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+8 |
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35 |
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1956 |
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9 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.6 |
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76.1 |
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72.0 |
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-0.4 |
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76.1 |
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67.3 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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69.6 |
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74.3 |
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69.0 |
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+0.6 |
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74.3 |
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2022 |
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64.0 |
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2001 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.6 |
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75.2 |
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70.5 |
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+0.1 |
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75.2 |
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2022 |
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66.1 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:46:27 AM |
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4:46:53 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:54:20 PM |
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8:54:09 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:07:53 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Strong Thunderstorms |
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| Comments |
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Record Breaking Heavy Rain |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 8, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 8 |
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| Weather History For August 8 |
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