| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
August 26, 2023 |
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| Cloudy,
Light Rain & Fog early then Partly Cloudy, Light Winds, Humid & Much
Warmer |
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Climate
Normal Period |
Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 26, 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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84 |
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85 |
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78 |
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+6 |
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98 |
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in |
1948 |
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65 |
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in |
1926 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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68 |
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68 |
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63 |
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+5 |
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73 |
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in |
1900 |
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45 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Average Temperature |
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76 |
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77 |
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70 |
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+6 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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59 |
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in |
1981 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.3 |
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83.3 |
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78.8 |
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-0.5 |
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83.5 |
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2020 |
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73.2 |
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in |
1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.8 |
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67.1 |
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64.0 |
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-0.3 |
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67.8 |
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1939 |
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56.9 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.3 |
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75.5 |
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71.4 |
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-0.1 |
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75.8 |
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1939 |
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65.3 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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89 |
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95 |
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80 |
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+10 |
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112 |
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in |
1948 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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45 |
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1981 |
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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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6 |
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1981 |
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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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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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12 |
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5 |
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+6 |
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20 |
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in |
1948 |
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0 |
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2019 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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164 |
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273 |
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181 |
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-17 |
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281 |
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1939 |
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35 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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548 |
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661 |
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+39 |
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740 |
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2020 |
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225 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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74 |
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77 |
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67 |
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+7 |
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79 |
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in |
2021 |
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50 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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67 |
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65 |
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58 |
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+9 |
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69 |
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2021 |
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41 |
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1981 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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71 |
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71 |
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62 |
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+9 |
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74 |
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2021 |
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46 |
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1989 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.9 |
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71.3 |
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68.3 |
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+0.6 |
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72.5 |
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2021 |
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59.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.5 |
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63.7 |
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60.0 |
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-0.5 |
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64.9 |
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2009 |
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49.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.2 |
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67.5 |
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64.1 |
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+0.1 |
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68.4 |
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2021 |
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54.5 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.03 |
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.29 |
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.11 |
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-.08 |
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4.43 |
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1924 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.03 |
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.27 |
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1.15 |
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1985 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.02 |
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.22 |
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.22 |
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2022 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.04 |
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1.15 |
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1.15 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.09 |
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1.10 |
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3.08 |
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+2.01 |
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11.04 |
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1946 |
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.27 |
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1993 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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35.34 |
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24.51 |
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28.73 |
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+6.61 |
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44.74 |
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1998 |
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16.49 |
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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 26, 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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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2002 |
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72% |
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1982 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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63% |
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74% |
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58% |
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+5% |
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94% |
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1958 |
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32% |
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2020 |
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| Average Humidity |
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81% |
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87% |
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75% |
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+6% |
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96% |
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1958 |
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53% |
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2020 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.86 |
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30.02 |
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30.11 |
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-00.25 |
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30.46 |
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1991 |
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29.86 |
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2023 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.80 |
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29.88 |
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29.93 |
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-00.13 |
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30.25 |
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2012 |
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29.58 |
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1988 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.83 |
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29.95 |
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30.02 |
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-00.19 |
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30.31 |
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2004 |
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29.76 |
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1968 |
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| Average
Wind |
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3.7 |
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6.7 |
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-1.5 |
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9.7 |
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1956 |
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1.9 |
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1992 |
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| Direction |
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WNW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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17 |
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-3 |
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57 |
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1924 |
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10 |
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1967 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.7 |
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74.8 |
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71.3 |
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77.0 |
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2021 |
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66.0 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.5 |
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73.2 |
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68.6 |
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-0.1 |
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73.8 |
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2021 |
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62.5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.6 |
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74.0 |
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70.0 |
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-0.4 |
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75.4 |
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2021 |
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64.9 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:04:49 AM |
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5:03:43 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:28:14 PM |
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8:39:52 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:23:25 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Comments |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 26, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 26 |
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| Weather History For August 26 |
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