| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Sunday,
August 13, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Heavy Rain/Thunderstorms early then Partly Cloudy, Humid and Warmer |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 13, 2023 |
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Record |
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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 |
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Lowest |
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| Maximum Temperature |
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81 |
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80 |
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79 |
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+2 |
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91 |
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2021 |
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64 |
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1996 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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61 |
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64 |
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+4 |
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73 |
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in |
1988 |
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50 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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75 |
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71 |
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72 |
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+3 |
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82 |
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in |
2021 |
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61 |
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in |
1941 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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79.6 |
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83.9 |
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79.4 |
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+0.2 |
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85.1 |
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2020 |
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71.5 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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64.0 |
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69.6 |
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64.7 |
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-0.7 |
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72.0 |
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1988 |
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56.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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72.1 |
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77.1 |
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72.0 |
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+0.1 |
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78.7 |
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1988 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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86 |
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79 |
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81 |
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+6 |
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104 |
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2016 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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48 |
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1957 |
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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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4 |
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1941 |
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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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6 |
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6 |
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+4 |
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17 |
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2021 |
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0 |
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2006 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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92 |
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157 |
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98 |
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178 |
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1988 |
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11 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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476 |
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545 |
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426 |
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+50 |
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626 |
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2020 |
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203 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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60 |
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68 |
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+7 |
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79 |
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2016 |
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51 |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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66 |
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51 |
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60 |
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+6 |
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71 |
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2005 |
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42 |
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1964 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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56 |
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64 |
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+7 |
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74 |
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2016 |
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48 |
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1966 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.8 |
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73.8 |
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68.9 |
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-0.2 |
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74.2 |
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2018 |
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59.1 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.4 |
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66.3 |
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61.0 |
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-1.6 |
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69.3 |
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2003 |
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47.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.1 |
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70.1 |
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64.8 |
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-0.8 |
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71.4 |
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2003 |
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53.5 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.40 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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+.28 |
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1.54 |
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1942 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.29 |
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.77 |
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2001 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.24 |
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.00 |
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.39 |
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2004 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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4.30 |
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.00 |
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5.76 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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3.12 |
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.42 |
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1.55 |
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+1.57 |
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7.09 |
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1952 |
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.00 |
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1911 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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33.37 |
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23.83 |
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27.20 |
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+6.17 |
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43.87 |
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1983 |
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15.63 |
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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 13, 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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93% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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68% |
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1966 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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79% |
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39% |
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61% |
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+18% |
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92% |
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2018 |
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33% |
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2006 |
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| Average Humidity |
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89% |
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66% |
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77% |
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+12% |
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96% |
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2018 |
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54% |
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1966 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.92 |
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30.07 |
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30.06 |
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-00.14 |
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30.41 |
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1986 |
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29.80 |
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1964 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.82 |
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30.02 |
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29.87 |
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-00.04 |
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30.23 |
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2003 |
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29.35 |
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1963 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.87 |
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30.05 |
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29.96 |
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-00.09 |
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30.27 |
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2003 |
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29.62 |
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1963 |
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| Average
Wind |
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7.3 |
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5.3 |
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+1.8 |
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16.5 |
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1955 |
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2.0 |
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2013 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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NNW |
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SW |
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ESE |
SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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23 |
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+3 |
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46 |
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1955 |
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11 |
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2003 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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NNW |
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SSW |
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ESE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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73.9 |
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72.3 |
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71.9 |
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+2.0 |
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77.5 |
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2016 |
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68.2 |
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1997 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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70.7 |
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70.9 |
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69.1 |
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+1.6 |
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74.3 |
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2012 |
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65.8 |
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2017 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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72.3 |
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71.6 |
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70.5 |
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+1.8 |
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75.6 |
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2012 |
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67.3 |
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2006 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:51:32 AM |
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4:51:01 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:47:39 PM |
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8:51:18 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:56:07 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Fog, Thunderstorms |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 13, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 13 |
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| Weather History For August 13 |
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