| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Monday,
August 28, 2023 |
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Fog early, Mostly Cloudy Day to P Cloudy PM, Light Winds, Cooler |
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Climate
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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August 28, 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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82 |
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78 |
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-3 |
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95 |
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1948 |
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63 |
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1987 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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62 |
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65 |
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62 |
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+0 |
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74 |
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1948 |
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49 |
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1905 |
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| Average Temperature |
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69 |
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74 |
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70 |
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-1 |
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85 |
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in |
1948 |
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60 |
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1908 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.2 |
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83.3 |
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78.8 |
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-0.5 |
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83.3 |
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2022 |
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73.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.7 |
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67.0 |
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63.9 |
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-0.2 |
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67.9 |
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2018 |
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56.7 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.2 |
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75.4 |
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71.3 |
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-0.1 |
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75.4 |
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2022 |
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65.3 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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76 |
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86 |
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80 |
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-4 |
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107 |
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1948 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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47 |
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1905 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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0 |
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0 |
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1 |
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-1 |
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5 |
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1908 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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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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1 |
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-1 |
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36 |
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1905 |
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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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9 |
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5 |
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-1 |
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20 |
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1948 |
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0 |
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1996 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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174 |
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292 |
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-19 |
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292 |
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2022 |
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36 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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558 |
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680 |
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+37 |
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2020 |
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239 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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68 |
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71 |
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+2 |
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78 |
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2018 |
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48 |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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59 |
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58 |
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+3 |
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69 |
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2018 |
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38 |
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1982 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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65 |
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65 |
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62 |
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+3 |
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74 |
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2018 |
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45 |
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1968 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.9 |
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71.4 |
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68.1 |
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+0.8 |
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72.6 |
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2021 |
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59.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.7 |
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63.5 |
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59.9 |
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-0.2 |
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65.0 |
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2018 |
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49.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.3 |
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67.4 |
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64.0 |
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+0.3 |
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68.6 |
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2018 |
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54.5 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.11 |
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-.11 |
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1.88 |
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2006 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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1.21 |
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2006 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.61 |
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2006 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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5.14 |
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2011 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.09 |
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1.10 |
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3.30 |
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+1.79 |
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11.69 |
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1946 |
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.33 |
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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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28.95 |
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+6.39 |
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44.83 |
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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 28, 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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96% |
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93% |
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+6% |
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100% |
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2013 |
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71% |
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1968 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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78% |
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56% |
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59% |
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+19% |
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94% |
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1987 |
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33% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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89% |
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76% |
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76% |
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+13% |
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97% |
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1987 |
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55% |
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1968 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.09 |
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30.21 |
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30.07 |
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+00.02 |
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30.35 |
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2002 |
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29.73 |
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2011 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.13 |
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29.88 |
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+00.13 |
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30.23 |
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2017 |
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29.12 |
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2011 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.05 |
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30.17 |
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29.98 |
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+00.07 |
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30.29 |
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2002 |
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29.43 |
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2011 |
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| Average
Wind |
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3.0 |
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4.5 |
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6.1 |
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-3.1 |
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20.6 |
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2011 |
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1.7 |
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1989 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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SSE |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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12 |
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-9 |
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55 |
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2011 |
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12 |
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2023 |
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| Direction |
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SSE |
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SW |
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SW |
SSE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.8 |
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73.4 |
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71.1 |
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-1.3 |
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76.6 |
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2021 |
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65.7 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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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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72.9 |
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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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69.3 |
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72.3 |
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69.7 |
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-0.5 |
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74.8 |
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2021 |
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64.2 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:06:51 AM |
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5:05:50 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:25:02 PM |
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8:37:39 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:18:11 |
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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 28, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 28 |
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| Weather History For August 28 |
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