| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Tuesday,
August 22, 2023 |
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Cloudy early then Clear, Windy and Dry, Much Cooler |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 22, 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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77 |
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75 |
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78 |
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-1 |
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90 |
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in |
1976 |
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66 |
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in |
1999 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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61 |
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68 |
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63 |
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-2 |
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74 |
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2009 |
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47 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Average Temperature |
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69 |
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72 |
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71 |
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-2 |
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80 |
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2019 |
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58 |
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in |
1982 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.8 |
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83.0 |
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79.0 |
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-0.2 |
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84.1 |
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1937 |
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72.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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64.1 |
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66.9 |
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64.2 |
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-0.1 |
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69.4 |
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2018 |
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56.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.7 |
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75.2 |
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71.6 |
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+0.1 |
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76.4 |
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1937 |
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64.8 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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77 |
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79 |
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79 |
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-2 |
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103 |
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in |
1976 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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45 |
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1895 |
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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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7 |
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1982 |
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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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4 |
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7 |
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5 |
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-1 |
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15 |
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2019 |
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0 |
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2007 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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148 |
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225 |
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157 |
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-9 |
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251 |
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1937 |
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21 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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532 |
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613 |
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485 |
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+47 |
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694 |
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2020 |
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214 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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69 |
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73 |
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+2 |
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78 |
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1976 |
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45 |
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1988 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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52 |
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68 |
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59 |
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-7 |
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72 |
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2009 |
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36 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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61 |
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71 |
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-2 |
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74 |
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2019 |
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41 |
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1988 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.2 |
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70.9 |
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68.5 |
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+0.7 |
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73.2 |
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2018 |
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58.5 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.5 |
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63.3 |
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60.3 |
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-0.8 |
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66.9 |
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2003 |
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47.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.4 |
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67.1 |
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64.4 |
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+0.0 |
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70.0 |
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in |
2018 |
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53.1 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.17 |
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.12 |
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-.12 |
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2.21 |
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1908 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.07 |
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.87 |
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in |
1977 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.06 |
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.57 |
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2019 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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1.14 |
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5.94 |
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2019 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.15 |
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.79 |
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2.63 |
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+1.52 |
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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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24.20 |
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28.28 |
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+6.12 |
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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 22, 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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95% |
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99% |
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94% |
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+1% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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67% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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43% |
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94% |
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58% |
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-15% |
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94% |
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2022 |
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34% |
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2005 |
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| Average Humidity |
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69% |
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97% |
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76% |
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97% |
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2022 |
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54% |
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1982 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.08 |
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30.07 |
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30.07 |
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+00.01 |
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30.49 |
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1957 |
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29.78 |
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1994 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.97 |
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29.86 |
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29.87 |
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+00.10 |
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30.30 |
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1957 |
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29.54 |
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2021 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.03 |
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29.97 |
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29.97 |
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+00.06 |
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30.40 |
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1957 |
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29.70 |
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1971 |
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| Average
Wind |
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9.9 |
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2.0 |
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5.5 |
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+4.4 |
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13.3 |
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2021 |
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2.0 |
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2022 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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E |
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SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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27 |
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+7 |
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42 |
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2021 |
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9 |
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2022 |
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| Direction |
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S |
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SW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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71.1 |
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74.5 |
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71.3 |
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76.6 |
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2003 |
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66.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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66.9 |
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72.1 |
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68.6 |
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-1.7 |
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72.4 |
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2015 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.0 |
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73.3 |
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70.0 |
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-1.0 |
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73.5 |
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2015 |
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65.5 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:00:44 AM |
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4:59:34 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:34:29 PM |
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8:43:57 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:33:45 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 22, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 22 |
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| Weather History For August 22 |
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