| Portsmouth Rhode Island Weather Almanac |
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| Saturday,
December 2, 2023 |
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| Cloudy
early, then Mostly Cloudy, Dense Fog, Light Winds, Continued Warm |
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Climate Record Period |
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1991 -
2020 |
1893 - 2023 |
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December 2, 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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54 |
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45 |
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47 |
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+7 |
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60 |
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in |
1982 |
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23 |
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1896 |
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| Minimum
Temperature |
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43 |
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30 |
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34 |
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+9 |
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47 |
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1895 |
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11 |
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1989 |
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| Average Temperature |
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49 |
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38 |
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40 |
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+9 |
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52 |
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in |
1982 |
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20 |
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1905 |
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| Month Avg Max Temperature |
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53.5 |
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45.0 |
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47.0 |
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+6.5 |
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61.0 |
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2006 |
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26.5 |
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1896 |
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| Month Avg
Min Temperature |
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44.0 |
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32.0 |
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34.0 |
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+10.0 |
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47.0 |
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2006 |
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13.5 |
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in |
1989 |
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| Month Average
Temperature |
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49.0 |
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39.0 |
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40.0 |
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+9.0 |
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54.0 |
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2006 |
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23.5 |
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1896 |
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| High Heat Index |
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#N/A |
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#N/A |
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| Low Wind
Chill |
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43 |
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27 |
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23 |
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+20 |
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-6 |
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1989 |
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| Heating Degree Days |
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16 |
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27 |
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25 |
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-9 |
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45 |
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1896 |
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13 |
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1982 |
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| Month Heating DD |
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32 |
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52 |
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50 |
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-18 |
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83 |
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1896 |
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22 |
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2006 |
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| Season
Heating DD |
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973 |
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873 |
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1040 |
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-67 |
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1376 |
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1904 |
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818 |
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2011 |
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| Cooling 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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in |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Month Cooling 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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3 |
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2022 |
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0 |
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Many |
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| Year Cooling DD |
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726 |
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784 |
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+117 |
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871 |
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2020 |
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290 |
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1902 |
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| Maximum Dew Point |
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50 |
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39 |
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39 |
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+11 |
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59 |
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1985 |
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10 |
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1971 |
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| Minimum
Dew Point |
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42 |
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25 |
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25 |
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+17 |
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42 |
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2023 |
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-5 |
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2003 |
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| Average Dew Point |
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46 |
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32 |
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32 |
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+14 |
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50 |
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2015 |
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8 |
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2003 |
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| Month Avg Max Dew Point |
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49.0 |
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38.5 |
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39.2 |
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+9.8 |
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59.5 |
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2006 |
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15.5 |
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1976 |
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| Month Avg
Min Dew Point |
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41.0 |
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23.0 |
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24.3 |
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+16.8 |
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41.0 |
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2023 |
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-2.5 |
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1989 |
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| Month Average Dew Point |
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45.0 |
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31.0 |
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31.7 |
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+13.3 |
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48.8 |
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2006 |
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9.5 |
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1989 |
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| Precipitation |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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-.15 |
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1.70 |
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1981 |
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| One Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.38 |
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1981 |
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| Half Hour
Rain |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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.15 |
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2018 |
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| Hourly Rain Rate |
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.00 |
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.00 |
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2.28 |
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2018 |
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| Month Precipitation |
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.06 |
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.00 |
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.30 |
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-.24 |
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1.76 |
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1981 |
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.00 |
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2022 |
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| Year Precipitation |
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49.11 |
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37.81 |
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41.73 |
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+7.38 |
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60.27 |
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1983 |
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24.15 |
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1957 |
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| Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
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-0.1 |
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3.4 |
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1905 |
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| Snow Depth |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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-0 |
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9 |
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1898 |
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| Month Snow |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.2 |
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-0.2 |
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3.4 |
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1894 |
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0.0 |
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2023 |
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| Season Snow |
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T |
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0.0 |
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0.8 |
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-0.8 |
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19.5 |
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1898 |
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0.0 |
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2022 |
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December 2, 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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82% |
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84% |
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+15% |
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100% |
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2018 |
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52% |
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1999 |
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| Minimum
Humidity |
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86% |
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56% |
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53% |
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+33% |
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96% |
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2015 |
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27% |
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1995 |
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| Average Humidity |
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93% |
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69% |
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68% |
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+24% |
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98% |
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2015 |
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41% |
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1999 |
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| Maximum Barometer |
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30.05 |
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30.54 |
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30.17 |
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-00.12 |
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30.77 |
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1986 |
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29.60 |
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1969 |
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| Minimum
Barometer |
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29.97 |
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30.38 |
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29.86 |
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+00.11 |
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30.38 |
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2022 |
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28.97 |
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1974 |
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| Average Barometer |
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30.01 |
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30.46 |
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30.02 |
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-00.01 |
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30.49 |
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2014 |
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29.34 |
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1985 |
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| Average
Wind |
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3.7 |
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5.5 |
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7.6 |
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-3.9 |
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19.3 |
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2019 |
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0.8 |
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1961 |
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| Direction |
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SSW |
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W |
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NNE |
NNW |
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| High
Wind Gust |
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15 |
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-10 |
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47 |
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1946 |
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8 |
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1993 |
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| Direction |
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SW |
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SW |
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WNW |
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NW |
ESE |
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| Maximum Water Temp |
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50.0 |
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49.6 |
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49.1 |
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+0.9 |
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54.3 |
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2006 |
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44.2 |
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2019 |
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| Minimum
Water Temp |
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48.7 |
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47.7 |
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46.8 |
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+1.9 |
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51.8 |
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2001 |
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41.5 |
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2019 |
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| Average Water Temp |
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49.4 |
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48.7 |
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48.0 |
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+1.4 |
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53.0 |
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2006 |
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42.9 |
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2019 |
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| Sunrise/ AM Twilight |
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6:52:57 AM |
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6:24:12 AM |
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| Sunset /
PM Twilight |
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4:15:39 PM |
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4:44:47 PM |
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| Length Of Day |
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9:22:42 |
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| Special Conditions |
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Dense Fog |
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| Hour-by-Hour Weather For December 2, 2023 |
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| Climate Weather for December 2 |
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| Weather History For December 2 |
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