| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 24, 2023 |
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| Partly
Cloudy to Cloudy and Light Rain Late, Light Winds, Continued Cool |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 24, 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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75 |
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87 |
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78 |
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-3 |
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89 |
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1980 |
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64 |
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1945 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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58 |
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68 |
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63 |
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-5 |
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71 |
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1998 |
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46 |
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1957 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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78 |
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70 |
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-3 |
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79 |
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2021 |
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60 |
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1957 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.5 |
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83.1 |
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78.9 |
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-0.4 |
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83.7 |
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1939 |
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72.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.6 |
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67.0 |
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64.1 |
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-0.5 |
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68.5 |
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2018 |
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56.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.3 |
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75.3 |
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71.5 |
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-0.2 |
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76.0 |
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1939 |
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65.1 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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76 |
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92 |
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78 |
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-2 |
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95 |
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2021 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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46 |
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1956 |
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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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1957 |
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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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2 |
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13 |
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5 |
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-3 |
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14 |
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2021 |
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0 |
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2010 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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152 |
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248 |
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169 |
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-17 |
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264 |
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1939 |
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28 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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536 |
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636 |
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497 |
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+39 |
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719 |
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2020 |
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216 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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64 |
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72 |
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67 |
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-3 |
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76 |
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2021 |
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43 |
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1987 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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57 |
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67 |
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58 |
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-1 |
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70 |
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1998 |
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36 |
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1959 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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61 |
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70 |
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63 |
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-2 |
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73 |
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2021 |
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40 |
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1987 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.7 |
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71.2 |
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68.4 |
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+0.3 |
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72.4 |
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2018 |
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59.2 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.1 |
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63.6 |
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60.2 |
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-1.1 |
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65.6 |
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2018 |
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48.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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63.9 |
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67.4 |
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64.3 |
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-0.4 |
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69.0 |
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2018 |
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54.0 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.10 |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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-.01 |
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2.62 |
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1927 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.08 |
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.78 |
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in |
1991 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.06 |
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.00 |
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.20 |
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2015 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.16 |
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.00 |
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3.11 |
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2015 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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4.25 |
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.81 |
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2.86 |
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+1.39 |
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11.04 |
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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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34.50 |
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24.22 |
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28.51 |
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+5.99 |
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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 24, 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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99% |
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91% |
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+8% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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64% |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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60% |
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57% |
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55% |
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+5% |
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91% |
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1961 |
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29% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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80% |
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78% |
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73% |
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+6% |
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96% |
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1961 |
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47% |
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2003 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.13 |
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29.98 |
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30.11 |
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+00.02 |
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30.47 |
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1967 |
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29.79 |
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1963 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.04 |
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29.84 |
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29.90 |
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+00.14 |
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30.28 |
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1967 |
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29.45 |
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1986 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.09 |
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29.91 |
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30.01 |
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+00.08 |
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30.38 |
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1967 |
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29.64 |
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1986 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.0 |
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4.8 |
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5.6 |
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-1.6 |
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14.3 |
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1986 |
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1.7 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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WNW |
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N |
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NNE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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15 |
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1986 |
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10 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SW |
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SW |
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WNW |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.7 |
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74.5 |
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71.5 |
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-0.8 |
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74.9 |
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2015 |
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67.5 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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69.1 |
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72.9 |
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68.4 |
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+0.7 |
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72.9 |
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2022 |
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62.7 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.9 |
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73.7 |
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69.9 |
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-0.0 |
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73.8 |
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2015 |
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65.8 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:02:47 AM |
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5:01:37 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:31:23 PM |
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8:41:58 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:28:36 |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 24, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 24 |
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| Weather History For August 24 |
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