| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Wednesday,
August 30, 2023 |
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| Dense Fog
early, Cloudy, Rain Shower & Hazy Afternoon to P Cloudy PM, Warmer |
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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 30, 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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78 |
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83 |
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77 |
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+1 |
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94 |
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1973 |
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62 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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67 |
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72 |
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62 |
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+5 |
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72 |
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2022 |
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46 |
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1986 |
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| Average Temperature |
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73 |
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78 |
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70 |
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+3 |
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82 |
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1973 |
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58 |
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1986 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.1 |
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83.3 |
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78.6 |
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-0.5 |
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83.3 |
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2022 |
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73.4 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.8 |
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67.0 |
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63.8 |
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-0.0 |
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68.2 |
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2018 |
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57.3 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.2 |
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75.5 |
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71.2 |
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-0.0 |
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75.5 |
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2018 |
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65.9 |
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1964 |
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| High
Heat Index |
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81 |
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91 |
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79 |
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+3 |
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103 |
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1973 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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43 |
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1986 |
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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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7 |
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1986 |
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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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3 |
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-3 |
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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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3 |
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-3 |
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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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8 |
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13 |
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5 |
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+3 |
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17 |
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1973 |
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0 |
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2017 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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186 |
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314 |
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204 |
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-18 |
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316 |
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2018 |
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54 |
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1964 |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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570 |
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702 |
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532 |
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+38 |
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765 |
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2020 |
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244 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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75 |
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76 |
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66 |
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76 |
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2022 |
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39 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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61 |
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71 |
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58 |
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+3 |
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71 |
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2022 |
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31 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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68 |
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74 |
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62 |
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+6 |
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74 |
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2022 |
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35 |
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1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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69.2 |
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71.6 |
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68.0 |
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+1.2 |
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72.5 |
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2021 |
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60.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.8 |
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63.7 |
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59.7 |
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+0.0 |
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65.2 |
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2018 |
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50.4 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.5 |
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67.7 |
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63.8 |
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+0.6 |
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68.8 |
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2018 |
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55.4 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.06 |
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.11 |
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-.05 |
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3.72 |
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1985 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.05 |
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1.01 |
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1985 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.05 |
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.00 |
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.37 |
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2005 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.95 |
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3.74 |
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2005 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.37 |
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1.10 |
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3.52 |
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+1.85 |
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11.77 |
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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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35.62 |
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24.51 |
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29.17 |
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+6.45 |
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45.24 |
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1998 |
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16.54 |
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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 30, 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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92% |
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+7% |
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100% |
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2017 |
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59% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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75% |
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78% |
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61% |
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+14% |
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93% |
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2005 |
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29% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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87% |
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89% |
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77% |
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+10% |
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96% |
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2005 |
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45% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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29.91 |
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30.03 |
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30.08 |
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-00.17 |
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30.55 |
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1986 |
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29.85 |
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1989 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.61 |
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29.78 |
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29.88 |
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-00.27 |
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30.17 |
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2000 |
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29.43 |
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2020 |
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| Average Barometer |
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29.76 |
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29.91 |
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29.98 |
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-00.22 |
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30.30 |
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1986 |
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29.68 |
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1989 |
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| Average
Wind |
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4.5 |
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8.3 |
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-0.9 |
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11.1 |
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1965 |
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1.1 |
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2008 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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22 |
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1965 |
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10 |
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2008 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SSW |
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WNW |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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70.2 |
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74.7 |
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70.6 |
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-0.4 |
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76.3 |
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2021 |
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65.1 |
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2020 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.4 |
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72.7 |
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68.3 |
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+0.1 |
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73.4 |
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2021 |
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#N/A |
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2020 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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69.3 |
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73.7 |
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69.5 |
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-0.2 |
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74.9 |
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2021 |
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64.1 |
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2020 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:08:53 AM |
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5:07:59 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:21:47 PM |
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8:35:19 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:12:54 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog, Haze |
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| Comments |
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Day High Temp 76° |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 30, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 30 |
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| Weather History For August 30 |
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