| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Thursday,
August 31, 2023 |
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| Clear, Windy
and 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 31, 2023 |
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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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75 |
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84 |
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77 |
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-2 |
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93 |
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in |
1973 |
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62 |
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1903 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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58 |
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63 |
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62 |
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-4 |
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72 |
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2005 |
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41 |
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1965 |
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| Average Temperature |
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67 |
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74 |
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70 |
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-3 |
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82 |
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1973 |
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53 |
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1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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78.0 |
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83.3 |
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78.6 |
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-0.6 |
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83.3 |
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2022 |
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73.0 |
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1903 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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63.6 |
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66.9 |
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63.7 |
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-0.2 |
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68.0 |
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2018 |
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57.6 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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71.1 |
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75.4 |
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71.2 |
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-0.1 |
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75.4 |
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2022 |
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66.1 |
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1964 |
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| High Heat
Index |
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74 |
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87 |
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79 |
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104 |
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1973 |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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37 |
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1965 |
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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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12 |
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1965 |
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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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2022 |
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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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2022 |
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| Cooling Degree Days |
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2 |
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9 |
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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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2009 |
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| Month Cooling DD |
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314 |
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282 |
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+110 |
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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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702 |
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672 |
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532 |
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+170 |
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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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61 |
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75 |
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66 |
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-5 |
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75 |
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2022 |
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49 |
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1965 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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49 |
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57 |
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57 |
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-8 |
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72 |
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2005 |
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33 |
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1965 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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55 |
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66 |
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61 |
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-6 |
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73 |
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2005 |
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41 |
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1965 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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68.9 |
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71.7 |
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67.9 |
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+1.0 |
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72.5 |
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2021 |
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60.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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59.4 |
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63.5 |
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59.6 |
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-0.2 |
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65.0 |
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2018 |
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50.8 |
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1964 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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64.2 |
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67.6 |
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63.7 |
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+0.4 |
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68.6 |
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2018 |
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55.8 |
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1964 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.91 |
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-.11 |
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2.60 |
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1954 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.83 |
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.83 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.66 |
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.66 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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10.67 |
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10.67 |
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2022 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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5.37 |
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2.01 |
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3.63 |
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+1.74 |
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11.81 |
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1985 |
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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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25.42 |
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29.28 |
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+6.34 |
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45.30 |
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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 31, 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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87% |
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99% |
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93% |
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-6% |
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100% |
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2004 |
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62% |
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1953 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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48% |
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56% |
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58% |
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-10% |
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90% |
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1950 |
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31% |
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1968 |
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| Average Humidity |
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68% |
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78% |
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76% |
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-8% |
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95% |
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1950 |
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50% |
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1953 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.11 |
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29.82 |
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30.10 |
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+00.01 |
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30.54 |
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2002 |
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29.78 |
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2021 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.91 |
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29.71 |
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29.89 |
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+00.02 |
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30.29 |
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2002 |
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28.65 |
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1954 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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29.77 |
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29.99 |
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+00.02 |
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30.42 |
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2002 |
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29.26 |
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1954 |
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| Average
Wind |
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9.8 |
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5.1 |
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6.1 |
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+3.7 |
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27.5 |
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1954 |
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1.3 |
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1990 |
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| Direction |
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N |
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SSW |
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SSW |
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SW |
SW |
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| High Wind
Gust |
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24 |
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+2 |
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109 |
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1954 |
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1950 |
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| Direction |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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SSW |
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ESE |
SE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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69.3 |
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74.8 |
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71.0 |
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-1.7 |
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76.3 |
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2021 |
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66.9 |
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2003 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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68.4 |
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73.2 |
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68.7 |
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-0.3 |
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73.9 |
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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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68.9 |
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74.0 |
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69.9 |
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-1.0 |
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75.1 |
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2021 |
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65.6 |
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2003 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:09:54 AM |
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5:09:04 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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7:20:09 PM |
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8:34:07 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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13:10:15 |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For August 31, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for August 31 |
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| Weather History For August 31 |
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