| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
August 9, 2023 |
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Cloudy early, P Cloudy Day to Clear PM, Breezy, Warm, Less Humid |
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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 9, 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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82 |
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88 |
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79 |
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+3 |
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92 |
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1980 |
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66 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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73 |
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65 |
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+2 |
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73 |
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2022 |
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51 |
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1955 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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81 |
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72 |
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+3 |
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82 |
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1980 |
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63 |
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1955 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.9 |
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85.4 |
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79.6 |
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-0.7 |
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86.9 |
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1980 |
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70.1 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.7 |
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71.2 |
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65.0 |
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-1.3 |
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71.2 |
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2022 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.6 |
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78.7 |
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72.0 |
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-0.4 |
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78.7 |
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2022 |
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64.2 |
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1903 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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82 |
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100 |
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82 |
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-0 |
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100 |
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2022 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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48 |
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1955 |
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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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2 |
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1955 |
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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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18 |
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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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18 |
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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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10 |
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16 |
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7 |
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+3 |
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17 |
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1980 |
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0 |
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1964 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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59 |
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123 |
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70 |
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-11 |
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123 |
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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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443 |
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511 |
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398 |
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+45 |
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569 |
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2020 |
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192 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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67 |
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78 |
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69 |
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-2 |
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78 |
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2022 |
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54 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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72 |
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61 |
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+0 |
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72 |
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2022 |
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39 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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64 |
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75 |
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65 |
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-1 |
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75 |
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2022 |
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47 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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67.2 |
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76.0 |
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69.0 |
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-1.8 |
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76.0 |
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2022 |
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57.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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58.4 |
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68.9 |
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61.3 |
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-2.9 |
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69.2 |
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2003 |
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47.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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62.8 |
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72.4 |
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65.0 |
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-2.2 |
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72.4 |
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2022 |
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52.7 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.18 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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5.58 |
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1992 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.16 |
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.91 |
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1992 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.16 |
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.23 |
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2013 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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1.88 |
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2.02 |
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2013 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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2.65 |
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.33 |
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1.07 |
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+1.58 |
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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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23.74 |
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26.72 |
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+6.18 |
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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 9, 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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88% |
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99% |
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93% |
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-5% |
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100% |
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2003 |
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74% |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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53% |
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74% |
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59% |
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-6% |
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98% |
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1976 |
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26% |
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1999 |
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| Average Humidity |
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71% |
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87% |
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76% |
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-5% |
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99% |
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1976 |
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56% |
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1979 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.74 |
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29.94 |
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30.03 |
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-00.29 |
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30.37 |
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1998 |
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29.69 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.55 |
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29.85 |
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29.85 |
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-00.30 |
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30.24 |
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1993 |
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29.52 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.65 |
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29.90 |
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29.94 |
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-00.29 |
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30.29 |
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1993 |
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29.61 |
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2011 |
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| Average
Wind |
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9.3 |
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5.8 |
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+3.5 |
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10.4 |
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1982 |
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2.0 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SW |
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SW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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29 |
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+8 |
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37 |
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1969 |
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10 |
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1997 |
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| Direction |
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NW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.4 |
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75.6 |
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72.2 |
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75.6 |
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68.2 |
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2017 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.3 |
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73.6 |
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69.3 |
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+1.0 |
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73.6 |
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2022 |
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65.4 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.9 |
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74.6 |
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70.7 |
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+0.1 |
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74.6 |
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2022 |
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66.8 |
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2017 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:47:27 AM |
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4:47:40 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:53:02 PM |
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8:53:40 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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14:05:35 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 9, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 9 |
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| Weather History For August 9 |
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