| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday, August
21, 2023 |
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| Partly
Cloudy, Afternoon Haze, Light Winds, Warmer and Humid |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 21, 2023 |
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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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85 |
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83 |
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78 |
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+7 |
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92 |
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1955 |
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64 |
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1956 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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66 |
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63 |
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+4 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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50 |
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1913 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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75 |
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71 |
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+5 |
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82 |
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1955 |
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60 |
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1956 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.9 |
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83.3 |
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79.0 |
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-0.1 |
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84.6 |
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1937 |
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72.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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64.3 |
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66.9 |
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64.3 |
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+0.0 |
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69.5 |
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2018 |
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55.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.9 |
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75.4 |
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71.7 |
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+0.2 |
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76.9 |
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1937 |
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64.6 |
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1964 |
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| High Heat
Index |
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93 |
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88 |
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79 |
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+14 |
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100 |
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1955 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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49 |
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1913 |
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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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1956 |
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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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26 |
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1964 |
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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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26 |
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1964 |
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0 |
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2023 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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11 |
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10 |
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5 |
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+6 |
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17 |
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1955 |
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0 |
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2007 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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144 |
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218 |
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151 |
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250 |
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1937 |
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17 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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528 |
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606 |
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479 |
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+49 |
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681 |
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2020 |
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210 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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72 |
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68 |
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77 |
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2009 |
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46 |
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1969 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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64 |
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62 |
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59 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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2009 |
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38 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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70 |
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67 |
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63 |
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+7 |
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75 |
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2009 |
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43 |
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1969 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.2 |
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70.8 |
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68.6 |
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+0.7 |
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73.1 |
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2018 |
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57.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.9 |
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63.0 |
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60.4 |
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-0.5 |
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66.9 |
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2018 |
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47.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.5 |
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66.9 |
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64.4 |
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+0.1 |
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70.0 |
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2018 |
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52.6 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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1.97 |
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1997 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.88 |
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1994 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.27 |
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2004 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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2.17 |
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2004 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.15 |
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.62 |
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2.51 |
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+1.64 |
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9.62 |
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1946 |
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.16 |
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1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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34.40 |
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24.03 |
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28.16 |
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+6.24 |
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43.94 |
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1983 |
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15.70 |
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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 21, 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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98% |
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99% |
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92% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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58% |
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1983 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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68% |
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57% |
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59% |
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+9% |
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95% |
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1961 |
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29% |
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1987 |
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| Average Humidity |
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83% |
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78% |
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76% |
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+7% |
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98% |
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1961 |
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48% |
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1983 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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30.18 |
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30.08 |
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-00.03 |
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30.40 |
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1926 |
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29.82 |
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1955 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.96 |
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30.06 |
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29.88 |
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+00.08 |
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30.21 |
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2000 |
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29.54 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.12 |
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29.98 |
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+00.02 |
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30.27 |
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1974 |
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29.72 |
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1971 |
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| Average
Wind |
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3.4 |
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2.6 |
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5.6 |
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-2.2 |
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14.0 |
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1980 |
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1.6 |
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1965 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSE |
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SSW |
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NE |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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13 |
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1997 |
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10 |
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1998 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SW |
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ESE |
W |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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72.0 |
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75.0 |
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71.5 |
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78.1 |
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2003 |
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66.4 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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69.3 |
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73.2 |
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68.7 |
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+0.6 |
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73.2 |
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2022 |
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64.1 |
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2008 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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70.7 |
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74.1 |
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70.1 |
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+0.5 |
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74.1 |
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2022 |
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65.3 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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5:59:43 AM |
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4:58:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:36:00 PM |
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8:44:54 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:36:17 |
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Haze |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 21, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 21 |
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| Weather History For August 21 |
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